are aztecs mayans native americans
The Aztecs and Maya inhabited Central America, in modern-day Mexico. Mexico is a native term as well, and came from the term Mexica which is the Aztec name for themselves pronounced Mesheeca.. The only division between natives are the borders that have been erected. Aztecs made geometrically accurate buildings of great mass and height. Maize, beans, squash, and turkey were important foods. Crops were grown on island gardens called chinampas. The chinampas were made of fertile soil scooped from the lake bottom. The ancient Aztecs lived in present day Mexico and parts of Guatemala. Families lived in villages, towns, or cities. Every town had neighborhoods, each with its own chief. A city with many neighborhoods might be divided into four quarters, each quarter with its own chief. The Aztecs and Maya inhabited Central America, in modern-day Mexico. Mexico is a native term as well, and came from the term <i>Mexica</i> which is the Aztec name for themselves pronounced <i>Mesheeca.</i> The only division between natives are the borders that have been erected. No. They are indigenous to Mexico, which has its own terminology for their Native populations. Native American refers ONLY to the Natives of the US, as that is the political and legal term applied to them by the government. In Canada, we are the First Nations, Metis and Inuit.....not Native Americans either. The Aztecs and Maya inhabited Central America, in modern-day Mexico. The only division between natives are the borders that have been erected. People who are native to America stretch from Alaska and Canada all the way down to the southernmost tip of Chile and Argentina. They are all Native Americans. The Maya and Aztecs were and are Native Americans. They lived on the North American continent for thousands of years. <i>Native American</i> refers to to being native to North and South America. Yes they are, but native central Americans. Source(s): @Foghorn - yes you are right, Mayans and Azteks were no saints, and practiced ritual human sacrifice, sometimes on a daily basis, as well as constant feudal warfare against each other. America is the name of the two continents of the western hemisphere and the isthmus that connects them. Any inhabitant of the western hemisphere can therefore be called American. Some people reserve that term exclusively for the U.S. That is sort of like saying that only Germans are Europeans. ~ The most common clothing was breechcloth which had been wrapped around in the middle of their waist and had a sleeveless top. ~ Women usually wore traje (woven multicolored blouse) ~ Women also wore a wrap around shirt that reached down to their ankles. ~ Both men women and children wore sandals. The ancient Mayans were a group of American Indian peoples who lived in southern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras. The Mayans were. the first people of the new world to keep historical records.
Yes