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22 Cards in this Set
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Map of MAYAN CITIES |
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Tikal (600-900 CE) Rainforest in Guatamala, Lg city State 2 Facing Pyramids/Temples - "King and Queen" for ruler, celebrate deceased and descendants 9 steps = levels of underworld, temple on top, tomb underground |
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Relief from Yaxchlian 709 Wife important for kingship here |
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TEMPLE OF INSCRIPTIONS, PALENQUE (600-900 CE) Same time as Tikal, different ruler, similar structure (9 levels, temple on top), built after Pakal's death (unusual) |
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Tombstone Slab covering Pakal's tomb Giant open mouth = entrance to underworld Tree connected to his body = life and death, rebirth, connection to natural world Beaded skirt on Pakal = maize god reference (important god to maya b/c crop's importance) |
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PORTRAIT OF PAKAL 7th cent. Palenque 12-20 years old, shown as young Husky hair = association with maize god Long nose = sign of royalty, fake noses worn by them |
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Palace, Palenque Next to tomb, lived in my Pakal, admin. building, rituals and processions, astronomical gazing tower, military purpose |
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Relief over Pakal's Throne 2 jaguars = symbol of power (biggest cats in jungle) Pakal on throne pictured His mom, "queen" giving him the crown @ age of 12 |
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Building from Bonampak - Room 1 (790) Unfinished Procession with specific individuals bringing gifts to child that is heir to throne |
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Building from Bonapak - Room 2 (790) Unfinished Dramatic battle scene, chaos, 1 wall has victorious individual with captures |
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Building from Bonapak - Room 3 (790) Unfinished After battle scene, sacrifice of captures, celebration, blood letting of royal women |
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TEOTIHUACAN (MEXICO) DIFFERENT FROM MAYA Different language, more simple warfare with maya - by 900 CE mayan cities were abandoned organized city, aligned to cardinal directions Temples of sun (interacts with sun light) and moon |
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TEOTIHUACAN Temple of the Moon aligns with mt. tops |
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TEOTIHUACAN Temple of Feathered Serpent Snake with feathers = earth and sky, both shed skin, like REBIRTH, fertility, life, growth |
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Goddess of Teotihuacan unrealistic, unlike maya importance of clothing short human figures |
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TULA LARGE CITY IN NORTHERN MEXICO 900-1200 CE Little has survived, military domination by aztecs and stole many things STONE Columns - used to be enclosed by thatched roof, symbol of strength and power, swirling notions on columns = symbol of feathered serpent |
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CHICHENITZA 800-1200 MAYAN SITE IN MEXICO OUTSIDE RAINFOREST CARACOL "snail" in spanish round concentric shapes as temple astronomical observations - Venus especially, connection to serpent goddess |
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CHICHENITZA TEMPLE OF KUKULCAN/ EL CASTILLO (feathered Serpent god) 4 sides of stairs, 465 total |
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CHICHENITZA MOUTH OF KUKULCAN Maybe buried here? On equinox serpent appears to slither down the stairs |
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CHICHENITZA TEMPLE OF THE WARRIORS of 1,000 warriors similar to warrior columns in Tula 2 columns, 4 doorways with feathered serpent, man holding vessel offerings |
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BALL COURTS found in maya cities, biggest in Chichenitza small hoops with depictions of snakes (eternity symbol) with rubber balls representations of ball players around serious consequences if lost, like decapitation |
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Cylinder VASE DEPICTING Hunahpu and Ixbalenque written down, original lost but copies were made 2 hero twins, mayan ball game myth twins went to save their famous father and uncle from the underworld, the gods of the underworld made them into seeds and put them in mater to come back to life and retrieved family = symbol of rebirth |
