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13 Cards in this Set
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What material was used to make the Olmec Figure Sitiing with Spread Legs?
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Low Fire Earthenware
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Who were the first people of Mexico to develop a highly sophisticated society? They rose to dominance during the Pre-Classic Period.
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The Olmec
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The two standing ceramic female figures from the Pre-Classic Period are from 2 different Mexican states. Name both of them.
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Jalisco & Michoacan
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What are "sonrientes?"
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They are the "smiling ones," like the Smiling Head from Veracruz. All are in the distinctive Remojadas style - inverted triangular head, large abstract eyes, high cheekbones, Open, smiling mouth.
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Where is the Pyramid of the Sun?
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On the Street of the Dead in Teotihuacan
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Who is Tlaloc?
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The rain god
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When was the Pyramid of the Sun built?
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Between 1 and 750 AD, during the Classic Period
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Who is Quetzacoatl?
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The feathered serpent god
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Which people named Teotihuacan and what does it mean?
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The Aztec named it. It means "Place of the Gods."
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What images are depicted on the Mayan Beaker?
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Glyphs, 2 Mayan men (probably priests) seated in profile, wisps of smoke representing speech
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When was the Mayan Beaker made?
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600 AD
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What kind of ceramic technique was used to create the Mayan Beaker?
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It's a coil pot.
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In ceramics, what is slip?
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Liquid clay that is colored with minerals, used to paint the work before firing
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