Mesoamerica
About Mesoamerica
Mesoamerica is a historical region and cultural area comprising the present day lands of central and southern Mexico, all of Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, western Honduras, and the Greater Nicoya region of Nicaragua and Costa Rica. As a cultural area, Mesoamerica is defined by a mosaic of cultural traits developed and shared by its indigenous cultures.
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They partly beat these gods by playing lots of ball games with them, which is why in Mesoamerica, ball games were such a big, important part of their lives.
from 321: No Such Thing As A Frothy Beer, 2020-05-15 at 00:17:07 · read transcript
Other times Mesoamerica came up
It lasted until the 18th century, basically, when it was roundly debunked by Pierre Fauchard, a dentist. It was believed everywhere, wasn't it? From ancient Egypt to Mesoamerica, how are they getting hold of this idea? I briefly believed it while I was researching this, because I was in the 17th century and I just didn't do the researching of what a toothache is until later on.
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