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35 Cards in this Set
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Domesticated animals |
Dogs, turkeys and donkey |
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Main food source |
Squash, corn, peppers, beans, tomatos |
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Location of the mayans |
Guatemala |
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Location of the aztec |
Mexico |
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Location of western S. American |
Inca |
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The rain diety |
Tlaloc |
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The feather serpent |
Quetzalcoatl |
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A figure transforming from human to spiritual state (or possibly twins) |
Picasso-figure |
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Represents an individual transitioning from life to death |
Half skeleton/half human |
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Held special status, was associated with royalty and was used as entertainment |
Dwarf |
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Was seen as a valuable companion |
Dogs |
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5he colossal stone head probably represents |
Ruler or ball player |
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Large eaten mounds by the olmec represents the |
Underworld |
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How was the olmec tombs constructed |
Post and lintel |
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How did Tlaoc look |
With big round eyes and round disk in ear |
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What did fangs and Youngs represent |
Royalty |
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What did the wave decor represent |
Represents water vapor and caves |
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What were caves seem as |
Entrench into the spirit world |
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A snakes skin shading represent |
Rebirth |
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The passage ways in the pyramids represents |
River Canals |
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Describe the ball game |
Lose was pushed with death and it was seen as a sacrifice to the gods Armor was made out of stone |
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Death was seen as |
A step to a larger process |
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A dangerous material found in the pyramids |
Murcery |
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Represents the ball players |
Helmets and narrow eyes |
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Represents human sacrafice |
Stone blade |
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Acrobatics were |
Entertainment for the king |
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The comune to the spirit world |
Trance |
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What were the balls made out of |
Rubber from rubber tree and sometimes a skull |
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How was the ball hit |
With the hips |
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The modern form of the prized dog |
Xolo dog |
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How was human sacrafice performed |
Cutting chest and removing parts |
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How was the olmec heads made |
Grinding and pounding |
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Asfault was seen as |
Born of fire=underworld = volcanos |
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How did the Olmec offer things to the gods |
By bring them |
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The green stone that was use |
Serpentine |
