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Arch Final ch 13
ch 13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| olmec | the earliest complex society in mesoamerica. olmec sites are located along the gulf coast of mexico |
| monte alban | site of the oldest city in mesoamerica, located in the oaxsca valley |
| teotihuacan | an enormous city with a population of over 80,000 located in the valley of mexico, established around 2,000 years ago |
| avenue of the dead | a road that stretches for 5 kilometers through the center of teotihuacan |
| pyramid of the sun | the largest monument at teotihuacan, rising 64 meters |
| ciudadela | a very large compound in teotihuacan that includes a large courtyard where the temple of the feathered serpent is located |
| temple of the feathered serpent | structure at the back of the ciudadela adorned with the sculpted heads of the feathered serpent diety |
| pyramid of the moon | 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 |
| copan | a large maya city with two large pyramids and an elaborate ball court at its center |
| tikal | one of the major maya urban centers |
| aguateca | a site that was abandoned and burned, probably in a military attack, leaving archaeologists with a unique record of the daily life of maya |
| maya hieroglyphs | a complex combination of pictographic and syllabic script that initially developed to record major events in the lives of rulers |
| 1 kin | 1 day |
| 1 uinal | 20 kins (20 days) |
| 1 tun | 18 uinals (360 days) |
| 1 katun | 20 tuns (7200 days) |
| 1 baktun | 20 katuns (14400 days) |
| popol vuh | a maya myth that tells the epic tale of hero twins and their battle with the lords of the underworld |
| zero date | August 13, 3114 BC) |
| fall of the maya | warfare, ecological degradation, external climatic events |
| tenochtitlan | the capital of the aztec empire and the largest indigenous city ever built in the americas; located in the valley of mexico |
| aztec empire | a large mesoamerican empire based in tenochtitlan |
| florentine codex | a document that is a major source of information on aztec history and culture; compiled soon after the spanish conquest of the aztecs |
| bernardo de sahagun | the spanish war friar who compiled the florentine codex |
| toltec empire | an empire that preceded the aztecs in the valley of mexico. it is not clear whether the toltec controlled areas beyond their capital city |
| tula | the capital city of the toltec empire |
| aztlan | the homeland, possibly mythical, of the aztecs |
| texcoco | city that was a member of the aztec triple alliance |
| tlapocan | city that was a member of the aztec triple alliance |
| triple alliance | the pact between the cities of the tenchtitlan telapocan and texcoco that formed the basis of the aztec empire |
| chinampas | raised agricultural beds built in swamps; critical for aztec agriculture |
| cuexcomate | the larger of two rural sites in morelos to the south of the basin of mexico, that have produced insight into rural life under the aztecs |
| capilco | the smaller of two rural sites in morelos, to the south of the basin of mexico, that have produced insight into rural life under the aztecs |
| templo mayor | double pyramid at the center of tenochtitlan that was the core of the aztec world |
| coyolxauhqui | a goddess killed by the aztec patron god huizilopochtli in a central event in aztec mythology |
| huizilopochtli | the aztec patron god |
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