Transfers ToNot transferableDescriptionThis course will examine the origins, evolution, experiences, achievements, and decline of the major indigenous civilizations from Mesoamerica. Students will be exposed to the dominant groups from this particular time period which include the Olmecas, Maya, Teotihuacanes, Zapotecas, Mixtecas, Toltecas and the Mexicas. Particular attention will be paid to their geographical location, subsistence patterns, religion, political structure, economy, education, family and marriage patterns, warfare, music, art and the decline of these groups. The course will also examine how this rich heritage has impacted the modern Chicana/o (Mexican American). 