South America Flashcards
1
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Lanźon Stela
A
- granite
- carved stele
- spear god
- snakes for hair
- animal-human hybrid
- jaguar and caiman features
- maybe poured on, ceremony
2
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City of Cusco
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- Inka
- Central highlands, Peru
- convent added by the Spanish
- shaped like a cougar
- temples at the head and heart
3
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Chavín de Huántar + Temple
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- Northern highlands
- Chavin, Peru
- stone architecture
- private
- pilgrims travelled
- temple had a sunken plaza
- closed temple
- secret entrance
4
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Qorikancha
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- Inka
- Cusco, Peru
- smooth, polished stone
- social organization
- replaced by a Spanish church
- originally plated with gold
- gold replicas inside (city and objects)
- knobs and gaps for stability (stability)
- held Inkan mummies
5
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Saqsa Waman wall
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- Inka
- upper mountains of Peru
- stone blocks
- knobs and gaps for stability
- possibly a fortress wall
- trapezoid shaped windows
6
Q
Maize Cobs
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- Inka
- sheet metal, repoussé, metal alloys
- hollow
- soft metal
- no tools
7
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City of Machu Picchu
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- Inka
- Central highlands, Peru
- Granite
- small city (serving the emperor)
- melds to nature
- never discovered by the Spanish
- lower altitude than Cusco
- condor shaped
- terraced slope for farming and preventing flooding
- intihuatana stone calendar
8
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All-Tóqapu Tunic
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- Inka
- camelid fiber and cotton
- mixture of threads
- meant to be worn like a poncho
- Tóqapu squares represent groups of people or regions
- symbols could be read
- may have belonged to the Inka emperor
