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Chapter 13
ANTH 201 - McGill University
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 1
12/11/2011

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olmec
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the earliest complex society in Mesoamerica. their sites are located along the gulf of Mexico.
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Avenue of the dead
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a road that stretches from 5 kilometers through the centre of teotihuacan
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Ciudadela
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a very large compound in teotihuacan that includes a large courtyard where the temple of the feathered serpent is located.
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Temple of the feathered serpent
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structure at the back of the cuidadela adorned with the sculpted heads of the feathered serpent deity.
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Pyramid of the moon
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a pyramid complex used for both symbolic functions and the production of military supplies and located at the north end of the avenue of the dead in teotihuacan.
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Maya hieroglyphs
Definition
a complex combination of pictographic and syllabic script that initially developed to record major events in the lives of rulers.
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Popol vuh
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a Maya myth that tells the epic tale of hero twins and their battle with the lords of the underworld
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Aztec empire
Definition
a large mesoamerican empire based in Tenochtitlan
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Florentine codex
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a document that is a major source of information on aztec history and culture; compiled son after the spanish conquest of the aztec.
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Bernardo de sahagĂșn
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the spanish friar who compiled the florentine docex.
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Toltec empire
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an empire that preceded the Aztecs in the valley of Mexico. It is not clear whether the Toltec controlled areas beyond their capital city.
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Tula
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the capital city of the Toltec empire
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Aztlan
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the homeland, possibly mythical, of the Aztecs.
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texcoco
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city that was a member of the Aztec triple alliance
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tlapocan
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city that was a member of the Aztec triple alliance
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triple alliance
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the pact of between the cities of Tenochtitlan, telapocan, and texcoco that formed the basis of the Aztec empire.
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chinampas
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raised agricultural beds built in swamps; critical for Aztec agriculture.
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temple mayor
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double pyramid at the centre of Tenochtitlan thatw as the core of the Aztec world.
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Coyolxauhqui
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a goddess killed by the Aztec patron god huitzilopochtli
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Huitzilopochtli
Definition
the Aztec patron god
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