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17 Cards in this Set
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Diff between pyramids of the americas vs egyptians |
stepped not all used as tombs/burials public functions series of construction episodes |
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Mesoamerica: shared traits/practices |
food triad:maize squash beans widespread trade ballcourts stepped pyramids ritual human sacrifices writing and calendrical system |
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olmec horizon: diagnostic traits |
massive basalt heads carved stone altars mound building jaguars greenstone black and white pottery |
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olmec sites |
san lorenzo, la venta |
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significance of cacao |
drunk by elite, used as currency |
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long count and calendar round |
calendar round-every day use
long count-significant days in history, based off of a fixed zero |
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four distinct writing systems |
zapotec maya mixtec aztec |
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el mirador: associated culture and significance |
shows that the rise of the first maya states began before classic period |
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Teotihuacan: significant discoveries |
basin of mexico gridplan temple of feathered serpant |
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Quetzalcoatl |
feathered serpent |
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Maya city states` |
tikal palenque calakmul copan |
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characteristics of classic period |
golden age of the Maya |
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tikal: associated culture and significance |
largest maya center divided into directions-east is main direction |
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Pakal (and his burial) |
buried in palenque beneath temple of inscriptions |
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Tenochtitlan (including Templo Mayor): associated culture, actual location, and significance |
Templo Mayor=Great Aztec Temple Aztec actual location-Mexico City commercial center |
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characteristics of the Aztecs |
art |
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Cortes and the conquest of the Aztecs |
Spanish easily defeated the aztecs because they got help from neighboring groups who despised the aztecs bc of taxes |
