Marking the Land Flashcards
Nasca Hummingbird
Size: monumental
Materials: earth, stone
Location: Peru
Belief System: Nazca/polytheistic
Tomb of Emperor Nintoku
Size: monumental
Materials: stone
Location: Japan
Belief System: Shinto
Haniwa Figure
Size: life-size
Materials: clay
Location: museum
Belief System: Shinto
Newgrange Tomb
Size: monumental
Materials: stone
Location: Ireland
Stepped Pyramid of King Djoser
Size: monumental
Materials: stone and clay
Location: Egypt
Tradition: Egyptian
Belief System: Polytheistic
Great Pyramids of Gaza
Size: monumental
Materials: stone
Location: Egypt
Tradition: Egyptian
Belief System: Polytheistic
Great Ziggurat
Size: monumental
Materials: mud brick, stone
Location: Iraq
Tradition: Akkadian/Mesopotamian
Persepolis
Size: monumental
Materials: stone, wood
Location: Iran
Tradition: Persian
Catal Huyuk
Size: monumental
Materials: mud bricks
Location: Turkey
Tradition: Neolithic
Great Stupa
Size: monumental
Material: stone
Location: India
Belief System: Buddhism
Teotihuacan
Size: monumental
Materials: stone
Locations/Name of Country: Mexico
Belief Systems: Mesoamerican
Pueblo Bonito
Size: monumental
Materials: stone
Locations/Name of Country: USA
Ancient Traditions: Chaco
Machu Picchu
Size: monumental
Materials; stone
Locations/Name of Country: Peru
Belief Systems: Inca