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The 50 pages that link to Mesoamerica, each with the reason it gives.

• Maya civilizationNarrower topic: Maya cities participated in wider regional networks of exchange and influence.

• MaizeNarrower topic: Maize domestication and early cultivation unfolded within this broader region.

• Fertile CrescentCompared with: Its independent agricultural origins show that farming did not begin only in Southwest Asia.

• MexicoNarrower topic: Mexico occupies much of this region, whose civilizations predate the modern country.

• Central AmericaRelated: It provides a cultural-geographic frame that overlaps the region’s northern part.

• Maya peoplesNarrower topic: Maya societies developed within Mesoamerica’s interconnected environments and cultural networks.

• TeotihuacanNarrower topic: Teotihuacan was one of the largest urban centers within this wider cultural region.

• TomatoNarrower topic: Tomato domestication and early cultivation took place in this region.

• Indigenous peoples of MexicoNarrower topic: Many, but not all, Indigenous peoples of Mexico have histories rooted in this region.

• Triple AllianceNarrower topic: The alliance became one of the major late pre-Columbian powers within this broader region.

• NixtamalizationNarrower topic: Nixtamalization developed within the region’s maize-based societies.

• New WorldBroader topic: Its established societies demonstrate the complexity of American worlds before European contact.

• CapsicumRelated: Archaeological evidence places early pepper cultivation in this region.

• MilpaNarrower topic: Milpa farming developed within Mesoamerican landscapes and food traditions.

• Capsicum annuumRelated: Archaeological and genetic evidence places C. annuum’s early cultivation in this region.

• Chichen ItzaNarrower topic: The site’s architecture and history belong to this broader cultural region.

• TortillaNarrower topic: The earliest tortilla traditions developed within Mesoamerican maize cultures.

• Winter squashRelated: Several cultivated Cucurbita lineages were domesticated in this region.

• CochinealNarrower topic: Cochineal was cultivated and used in Mesoamerican societies before European colonization.

• Cucurbita pepoRelated: C. pepo was domesticated in the Americas, including regions associated with Mesoamerican agriculture.

• PumpkinRelated: Archaeological evidence places early squash domestication in this region.

• AgaveRelated: Many agave species and major traditions of cultivation are centered in this region.

• Mesoamerican languagesNarrower topic: Its cultural boundaries frame the region where these languages developed and interacted.

• Kʼicheʼ peopleNarrower topic: Kʼicheʼ society developed within this interconnected regional world.

• Pre-Columbian eraRelated: Its shared traditions help explain connections among societies such as the Maya and Mexica.

• Tropical AmericasBroader topic: Its tropical landscapes connect North and South American ecosystems.

• HohokamRelated: Long-distance exchange linked Hohokam communities with societies to the south.

• Mesoamerican civilizationsNarrower topic: The civilizations belong to this broader region, which is defined culturally rather than by modern borders.

• OlmecsNarrower topic: The Olmecs were one of the earliest major civilizations within this broader region.

• SalviaRelated: Salvia divinorum is native to the Mazatec region of Oaxaca, within Mesoamerica.

• SapodillaNarrower topic: Sapodilla is native to this region, where its fruit and latex were used.

• Spanish conquest of the MayaNarrower topic: The conquest took place within this interconnected region of Indigenous states and trade networks.

• Gossypium hirsutumNarrower topic: The species’ origin and early cultivation are rooted in this region.

• Purépecha EmpireNarrower topic: The Purépecha state was a major power within this wider pre-Columbian region.

• DahliaNarrower topic: The genus’s native range lies within this broader region.

• History of MexicoNarrower topic: Mexico's earliest complex societies developed within this wider cultural region.

• Phaseolus vulgarisRelated: It was a major center of common bean domestication and diversity.

• Pinto beanRelated: Common-bean domestication is associated with Mesoamerican agriculture.

• TagetesRelated: Mesoamerican societies cultivated and used several Tagetes species before European contact.

• ZinniaNarrower topic: Some cultivated zinnia lineages have roots in this region of the Americas.

• Agriculture in MesoamericaNarrower topic: Its varied landscapes and societies shaped distinct agricultural practices.

• AztecsNarrower topic: Aztec societies inherited and reshaped institutions shared across this wider region.

• Manilkara zapotaNarrower topic: The tree’s native range lies within this region.

• TomatilloNarrower topic: Tomatillo's cultivation and culinary history are rooted in this region.

• Brosimum alicastrumRelated: The tree’s native range and human uses are strongly associated with this region.

• Dragon fruitNarrower topic: Dragon-fruit cactus species are native to parts of this region.

• Pouteria campechianaNarrower topic: The tree’s native distribution lies within this broader region.

• Pouteria sapotaNarrower topic: The tree's Indigenous cultivation and food history are rooted in this broader region.

• Salvia hispanicaNarrower topic: Chia originated and was cultivated within this broader region.

• Tomato (plant)Related: Tomato domestication is associated with Indigenous cultivation in this region.