Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Anthro Final, Mesoamerica
Maya, Aztec, Monte Alban, Moche
37
Other
Not Applicable
12/13/2004

Additional Other Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Cuello Importance, relative date
Definition
1200 house platform
900 sweat house
500 ritual center
microcosm for maya
Term
Cerros Importance, relative date
Definition
~150 kingiship evidence
cosmogram in arhictecture
Term
Nakbe
Definition
Pre classic- bird cult, masks, weird architecture with relief 1000 bc
Term
El Miradoor
Definition
La Tigre, Danta pyramid, huge settlement i n pre classic
Term
Pre classic relative date
Definition
1200~ad200
Term
Early classic relative date, importance
Definition
300-600 height of maya power
Term
Late classic relative date
Definition
600-900, warfare instability increases
Term
Tikal emerges from, relative date
Definition
el mirador, 200AD
Term
Ascent to power relative date, cause
Definition
Defeat of neihbor, Uaxactun, kurl nose the king is helped by teotihuacan soldier 'smoking frog' ~378 AD.
Term
Storm Sky lineage, importance
Definition
extends Tikals power, son of kurlnose, who was helped by smoking frog, teotihuacan elements in his grave
Term
Bitter rivals nearby
Definition
Calakmul, Caracol, taken over by Lord water
Term
Date of conquest, who conquested
Definition
552-662, caracool, lord water
Term
Relative date, of tikal re-ermegence, under whom
Definition
660 ish by Ah Cacau, temple 1, HUGE FING TEMPLE
Term
Palenque, relative date, location, distingushing fact
Definition
431-800, chiapas foothils mexico, no staelie
Term
Pacal
Definition
had long rule in palanque, iligititmate rule made legitament through strategic update of religion. built temple of inscriptions, was buried under it with pimp as sarcophagus.
Term
Group of the cross
Definition
another big temple in planque
Term
yaxchilan
Definition
dynasty founder is yat balam, elaborate grid lentils
Term
Bonampak
Definition
violent ass murals, lecture laddy
Term
Collapse of Copan
Definition
quick, enviornmental degreadation, settlers
Term
Abaj Takalik
Definition
stela early writing, cacaco, pre classic
Term
Petexbatun region, relative date
Definition
dos pilas, expansion of tikal, nobel famil y is the same, hieroglyphic stairways 600-760 expansion
760-830 rebellion warfare
830-empty landscape
Term
Aguateca
Definition
defneibility walls encamptment
Term
Tamarindito
Definition
rebellion dos pilass petexbatun region
Term
punta de chiminio
Definition
last stand, moats defensibilit
Term
Alter Q copan
Definition
Possibly the single most important monument at Copan, Alter Q, contains the carved portraits and names of Copan's sixteen dynastic rulers in order around the altar's four sides. As with many stelae and alters at Copan, Alter Q "belongs" to a specific ruler. -dedicated by yax pac
Term
Copan
Definition
Northwestern honduras
yax kuk mo- founder- Alter Q- yax pac, honor of founder,
date 435-800
Term
Oaxca valley, main civiliazation, relative date, particularly of peak
Definition
Monte Alban, peak= 200bc relative date 900bc-750ad
Term
Important feature of Monte Alban
Definition
cosmogram temple present, arrow head structure, temple of the danzante 'dancers' horrible sacrifice victims.
Term
Early middle pr classic monte alban
Definition
serious interaction with olmec sites
Term
Talud-taberno architecture
Definition
_
_/
/
Talud-Taberno
Term
Cuicuilco
Definition
competing with teotihuacan until blown up by volcano...
Term
Peak of teotihuacan
Definition
200-550
Term
temple of moon/sun/feathered serpent
Definition
yada yada
Term
Main product of teotihuacan
Definition
obsidian
Term
Decline/collapse of teoihucan
Definition
600=750 problems followed by violent downfll, too militaristic
Term
Tepantila mural
Definition
life giver
Term
Tetitla
Definition
terrifying evil goddess
Supporting users have an ad free experience!