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15 Cards in this Set
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OLMEC
CEREMONIAL JADE AXE Think about the visual features of Olmec art. To what might the strange facial features refer? How might a ceremonial axe have been used in Olmec society? |
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OLMEC
LA VENTA, ALTAR #4 How might this image be related to leadership in Olmec society? How has it been connected to mythology? How does it relate to capture and sacrifice? |
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OLMEC
LAS LIMAS FIGURE What might this represent? How do the facial features relate to other Olmec art and how might they influence meaning? How is this typical of Olmec sculpture? |
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OLMEC
Vessel in the form of a kneeling skeletonized woman How does this vessel relate to the cycle of life and death? How does it relate to the importance of water in this cycle? |
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TEOTIHUACAN
"Street of the Dead" leading to the Pyramid of the Moon How is the layout of the city related to the natural world? the heavens? |
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TEOTIHUACAN
WATER GODDESS Why do people think this figure is a water goddess? How do scholars think she might be related to the pyramid of the moon? What does this have to do with the cycle of life (fertility) and death? |
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MAYA
Drawing of Lintel 8 - Bird Jaguar taking captives |
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MAYA
Drawing of Lintel 8 - Bird Jaguar taking captives What is happening in this relief? Who are the figures? How does this relate to our newer understanding of the Maya? How does this relate to sacrifice in Maya culture? |
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MAYA
Temple of the Inscriptions, Palenque What kinds of ceremonies might have taken place at this Mayan temple? How is it connected to the Maya belief in the cycle of life? |
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MAYA
Temple of the Inscriptions, Palenque This plan and elevation shows the location of Pacal's Sarcophagus deep within the temple with the 13 vaults above. How does this relate to the Maya cosmos? How does this relate to the place of Maya kings in the culture? |
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Sacophagus of Pacal from Palenque Who is represented here? How does this sarcophagus lid indicate his place in the cosmos? How does it relate to the kings place in the cycle of life and death? |
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This shows the corbeled vault beneath the Temple of Inscriptions with Pacal's sarcophagus in place
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Sacophagus of Pacal from Palenque This is a line drawing of the same sarcophagus lid. In what position does the king lie? Was he really sacrificed? |
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Drawing of the Hero twin shooting Seven Macaw, from a Maya pot - compared to the December sky Why is this pot being compared to the December sky? What does this say about Maya astronomy and mythology? |
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Maya ball game from polychrome pot What are these men doing? How does it relate to the Maya view of the cosmos? How may it relate to sacrifice? |
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