He adjective preclassic is used to qualify what precedes the classic . The term is often used in the field of literature and art.
It is important to mention that, in a classical period , the apogee of a civilization or of one culture . Before reaching that moment, the preclassic instance is developed.
The idea Preclassic usually appears with reference to the Mesoamerican history . Is called Mesoamerica to a cultural region that encompasses Belize , The Savior and Guatemala and to areas of Mexico , Costa Rica , Nicaragua and Honduras .
Before the arrival of Europeans to the Americas, in Mesoamerica they developed civilizations very important. The Mesoamerican preclassic period, according to various specialists, began around the 2500 BC and it extended until the year 200 d. C.
He early preclassic It starts with the pottery . This characteristic is linked to the establishment of a sedentary company from the exploitation of the ceramics .
It is estimated that, in the early preclassic, you are societies they had a simple structure based on hierarchies by age, division of labor according to sex and organization according to kinship.
He middle preclassic it comprised of 1200 to the 400 BC . This stage was characterized by the advances of the technology , especially that applied to agricultural work. Social stratification and centralization of the State also occurred in these years.
Finally the Late Pre-Classic Mesoamerican , also called proto-classical , spread between the 400 BC and the 200 after Christ , with an advance in the diversification of culture and the beginning of urban planning that resulted in the birth of large cities as Teotihuacan .
