Mesoamerican Technology

The technology used by the people living in the Mesoamerican (now central America) area proved to be very advanced for the people of their time. These advanced technologies helped their civilizations to thrive during their eras. One of these technologic advancements was the use of natural resources. According to a piece of a document written by Francisco Hernandez, the people of Mesoamerica used wood, leaves, thorns, and juices from plants to further advance their culture. They used what they could find and made durable and simple houses and foods. Another advancement made was the creation of weaponry. In the song, “Awaken the Flint,” they reference to the many different types of weapons and armor used by the warriors of the civilization.

Hernan Cortes recorded facts about the people building these gardens so that they could farm and grow food on the island instead of having to go to the mainland. They also built bridges and drawbridges in order to get from one place to another easier. One way that we know so much about these people, also an advancement in the society, is how they kept records of everything that went on in their area. According to Ixtiuoxi, who wrote Historia Chichimeca, each “branch of knowledge” had a scribe that recorded what went on in each branch. This helped with the accuracy of all the information recorded and helps us today to better understand just how much went on in the Mesoamerican area. Going back to the idea that the civilization of Mesoamerica had advanced technologies in farming, it has been shown through a painting called the Codex Florentine that they used technologies like a version of the plow to dig up holes in the ground in order to plant seed to grow. While this device represented more of a modern day shovel, its purposes for preparing the land reflected that of a plow used today. This shows us that the people in Mesoamerica used as many resources as they could find in order to make their civilization as great as