Lesson #2 Flashcards
Teotihuacan
City of the Gods
Street of the Dead
The avenue “street” of the pyramids and temple
Pyramid of the Sun
The Big Pyramid
Pyramid of the Moon
Small Pyramid
“In front of the mound” // place where many sacrifices were made
Adosada
A platform that juts out of the front of the Pyramid
Ciudadela
The Citadel/ residence of the elite
Pyramid of the Quetazalcoatl
A temple where warriors bones and gems found
Quetzalcoatl
Feathered serpent
World Cave
A multi end chamber underneath the Pyramid of the sun
The Great Goddess
“Rain goddess” very important goddess, has two priestess
Talud/Tablero
a stone wall that is straight before slanting forwards
Tenon Heads
Decorated statue heads that is a long shaft that is attached inside the Pyramid
Tlaloc
Rain god, very ancient, has googly eyes
Sergio Gomez
Discovered and ventured through the tunnel under the serpent temple
Tlaloc II
A drone that used sensors to map out the tunnel
Quetzalpapalotl
“Palace of the feathered butterfly” // believed to be residential // had a patio
Quetzal
A very pretty green bird
Speech Scrolls
A glyph that represented speech on ancient murals
Monte Alban
“White hill”
Zapotec civilization
Monte Alban// An ancient city located on the mountain top // over looks Valley of Oaxaca
A ceremonial center
Shari’s and Geoffery McCafferty
Confirmed the gender of the remains in tomb 7 in Monte Alban
Tomb 7, Monte Alban
An important ceremonial burial site with many riches: gold, silver, turquoise, jade, and bone
Held the remains of what is potential a ruler
El Tajin
Elite communal religious ceremonial center
Totonac Civilization
Central veracruz
