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Pre-Columbian Art
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Art that was created in Latin America before the conquest of the region by the Spaniard.
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Mesoamerican Art
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Ancient Mesoamerica: from north of the valley of Mexico to present day Belize
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Andean Art
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mainly Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile
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Earspools
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Cylindrical earrings that pierce the ear lobs
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Low-Relief Sculpture
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where the overall depth of a projecting image is shallow. The background is very compressed or completely flat, as on most coins, on which all images are in low-relief.
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Sculpture In The Round
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Free-standing sculpture, sculpture that is surrounded on all sides, except the base, by space.
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Naturalism
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refers to the depiction of realistic objects in a natural setting
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Stylization
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To restrict or make conform to a particular style.
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Stratification
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is the building up of layers
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Obsidian
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naturally occurring glass formed as an extrusive igneous rock. Black rock
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Ciudadela
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The Ciudadela is a huge enclosure located at the geographic center of the city. I One of the main functions of this closed huge space may have been ritual performance
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Taludtablero
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is an architectural style. It consists of a platform structure, or the tablero, on top of a sloped talud.
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Teotihucan
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Aztec for the gathering place of the gods
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Fresco Technique
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Painting on wet
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Hieroglyphic
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writing system
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The Maya Calender
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260-day calendar (“almanac”)
365-day calendar (“solar time”) |
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260 Day Calender
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units: 20 day names (intersects w/ 13 date names)
20 days x 13 dates = 260 days to complete a full cycle function: divining, augury, lucky/unlucky dates, birth naming, rituals, etc |
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365 Day Calender
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units: 18 months (each month 20 days) + 5 “nameless days” at end
“Calendar round” = 52 years (for a given day in the cycle to reoccur) function: tracks the solar year, followed feast days, seasons, seasonal events, rituals, etc. |
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The Maya Long Count
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Continuous record of Time
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Ahau
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"Lord of the Sun Face". The Mayan sun god
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World Tree
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a magical tree that generates the four sacred directions moving out from the sacred center
World Tree was the first creation in the universe and then everything emanated (and continues to emanate) from it. |
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Roof Comb
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the entire roof was terminated by a roof comb composed of a latticework of stone and stucco sculpture (Temple of Sun
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Stela
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a usually carved or inscribed stone slab or pillar used for commemorative purposes
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Curl Snout
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Ruler of Tikal during the Early Classic period
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Topiltzin
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establishes Tula capital
Peaceful, priest-King Fair-skinned, bearded |
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Quetzalocoatl
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Feathered Serpet
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Chacmools
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trademark of Toltec Culture
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