 Complete the following phrase:  The written history of Mexico spans more than three millennia. First populated more than 13,000 years ago, central and southern Mexico termed Mesoamerica saw the rise and fall of complex indigenous civilizations. Mexico would later develop into a unique multicultural society. Mesoamerican civilizations developed glyphic writing systems, recording the political history of conquests and rulers. Mesoamerican history prior to European arrival is called the prehispanic era or the pre-Columbian era. Following 