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what does evidence suggest about communities across Turtle Island

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they were there as early as 15 000 to 20 000 years ago

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cultural and archaeological evidence of maize suggests what

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settled agriculture in southern US and Mesoamerica from 5000 BCE

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many communities used a combination of

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settled agriculture and normadic

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Caral Civilization

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3200 BCE to 1800 BCE

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oldest know large urban centers in North America

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Caral Civilziation

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Caral Civilization was centered around

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3 rivers in Northern peru

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was the reason for decline in Caral Civilization known

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NO

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what is associated with the Caral Civilization

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little visual art but monumental architecture

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what is similar between Caral Civilization and Souther American cultures

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gods worshipped

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10
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the Caral Civilization had trade networks______ other American sites

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1500 years earlier

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what culture does central round amphitheaters associate with

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Caral

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Caral central amphitheatres were

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sunken and facing toward solstice

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when was the Site of Caral built

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2600 BCE

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what is one of the oldest urban centers in the Americas

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Site of Caral

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what does the site of Caral contain

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six ceremonial mound-shaped platforms surrounded by a large central plaza

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what is thought as one of the building blocks of civilziation

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ceramics

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did Caral culture have ceramics

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NO

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18
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were there differentiated buildings for public/ceremonial and private in Caral

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YES

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19
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Mesoamerica

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present-day central America

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how does a culture become an empire

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expand beyond the local town or city to exert power over their neighbours

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What do most Mesoamerican cultures share

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some interests and traditions

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what are some shared interests/traditions in Mesoamerica

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  1. ball game
  2. trade between distant areas
  3. city-states with polytheistic beliefs
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4 major cultural groups of Mesoamerica

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  1. Olmec
  2. Teotihuacan
  3. Classic Maua
  4. Aztec
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Olmec

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1500 BCE to 200 CE

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Teotihuacan

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200 CE to 650 CE

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Classical Maya

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250 to 900 CE

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Aztec

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1300 CE to 1600 CE

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What axis are both Olmec and Teotihuacan arranged

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north/south

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29
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shared features between the four main cultures of Mesoamerica

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  1. deities
  2. ballgame
  3. 260-day calendar
  4. trade networks
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what is an important symbol of kings in Olmec and Maya cultures

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jaguars

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31
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Storm/rain god in Mexica culture is

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Tlaloc

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32
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Storm/rain god in Maya is

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Chaac

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33
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when does Maya culture emerge as early as

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1800 BCE

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34
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when does Classical Maya culture start to decline

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1300 CE

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35
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the first major culture in the Americas for leaving significant architectural ruins

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Olmec

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36
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what were the Olmec architectural ruins indicative of

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a large, settled population (development of cities)

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when did Olmec culture start to decline

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200 CE

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38
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what was very influential on later Mesoamerican cultures

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Olmec

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39
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Olmec means

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rubber

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40
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who gave the Olmec’s their name

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Aztecs

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41
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what did the Olmec cities have

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large pyramidal earth mounds oriented towards North

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42
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the pyramidal earth mound in Olmec functioned as

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burial offering sites

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43
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what is called the mother culture of Mesoamerican

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Olmec

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what does it mean when Olmec is called the mother culture of Mesoamerican

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it shares a lot

45
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what culture has many jade artifacts

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Olmec

46
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what do all the Colossal heads of Olmec share

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  1. flared lip
  2. almond eyes
  3. head cleft
  4. similar headdress
47
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the Colossal heads of Olmec were thought to be

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rulers (don’t know for sure)

48
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what culture carved “baby figures”

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Olmec

49
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what did the Olmec people highly value

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jade

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what have the jade figures been associated with in Olmec

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death rituals

51
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what do the Olmec votive axes combine

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human features and other animals

52
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what is the jaguar seen as in Maya mythology

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ruler of the Underworld

53
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the jaguar in Maya mythology is a symbol of

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power, ferocity and valor

54
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what Olmec symbol relates to rulers

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Harpy eagle = Bird Monster

55
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what was the first large URBAN culture in the Americas

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Teotihuacan

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Teotihuacan has more tribute to ____ rather than _____

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gods AND rulers

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Teotihuacan means

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city of the gods

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Teotihuacan buildings were all

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  1. even a multiple of 83 cm
  2. highly organized, planned and controlled
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Teotihuacan buildings are enlarged by

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encasing earlier versions

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Teotihuacan is in the Talud tablero style which means

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lots of entablature (vertical surfaces covered in sculpture)

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The Temple of the Sun has many

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buried objects/offerisng

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Teotihuacan decor is more _______ than Olmec

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linear

63
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what identifies Teotihuacan art

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flatter, more linear style
more abstracted
more animal/human hybrids

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Teotihuacan Temple of the Feathered Serpent has

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murals of the feathered serpent

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the temple of the feathered serpent is mostly likely associated with

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warfare and human sacrifice

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the feathered serpents _____ Teotihuacan

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pre-dates

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much of the wall surfaces in Teotihuacan were

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painted in fresco

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the feathered serpent in Teotihuacan becomes a symbol of

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war and power

69
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what are the dominant painting colour schemes in Teotihuacan

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red predominant with green, yellow and blue

70
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Maya is used for the

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people and culture

71
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Mayan is used for the

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language

72
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Are Mayas still extent

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YES

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Maya culture was originally organized into

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separate city-states ruled by leaders who were closely linked to gods

74
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Maya culture was

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polytheistic

75
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The ball game fields in Maya was linked to the

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Ancient Olympics

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the cities in Maya (like other Mesoamerican)

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were oriented along compass axis

77
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what contrasts the Mayans from Teotihuacan

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Maya was very decentralized while Teotihuacan was very centralized

78
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Why did the Mayans decline

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possibly due to crop failure

79
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The site Tikal in Maya was a

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major center

80
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larger Maya centers had

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wealthy rulers who commisoned art to glorify their court

81
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Maya society was

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highly stratified (class structure)

82
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The Mayans had many traditions and beliefs from

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Olmec

83
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the Mayans had regular trade and battle with

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Teotihuacan and Aztecs

84
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do Maya ceramic vessels survive

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YES

85
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Mayan ceramic vessels were a symbol of

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wealth but were found in tombs from wealthy to lower ranks

86
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Mayan rain GOd

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Chauhk

87
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The Mayan Cup shows the

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circle of life

88
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glyphs are common in

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Maya

89
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glyphs

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writing in abstract symbol

90
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glyphs can make the imagery hard to pull out in Mayan

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TRUE

91
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painted vessels in Maya give an idea to the

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court diplomacy and court life

92
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Maya sculpture material ranges from

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wood, jade to stone

93
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Mayan sculpture has worked in both

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round and bas-reliefs

94
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what is very typical of Mayan sculpture

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hands curled

95
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what is a mesoamerican identifer

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flared ears

96
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Codex

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word for book and sometimes refers to non-paper, sewn manuscript

97
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Codex is used for _______ manuscripts

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all Mesoamerican

98
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what was an important culture form for Maya

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codex

99
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Pre-Hispanic codices

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frame line with symbolic

100
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the Dresden Codex contains

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astronomical tables describing planets, solstices..

101
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Mayan had _____ calendars

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  1. 365 solar calendar
  2. 260 day calendar
102
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what did Mayan used to calculate the leap year

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Venus

103
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What two planets were the most important to Maya

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Mars and Venus

104
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Spanish colonized Maya and tried to do what

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forcibly convert the local population to Catholicism

105
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how many pre-Hispanic codices survive

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only FOUR

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