1. ANCIENT ART HISTORY SURVEY—WEEK 14
Check for optional/supplemental online readings for this week.
Names and terms: Pre-Columbian, Colima, Nayarit, Olmecs ("Jaguar People," nahual), jade, La
Venta, Monte Alban (Zapotecs), necropolis, fresco, Teotihuacan, Pyramids of the Sun and Moon,
Avenue of the Dead, Temple of Quetzlcoatl (the Feathered Serpent), Tlaloc, Maya, Yucatan,
Tikal, stelae, Palenque, Lord Pacal, Chichen Itza (the Itza), Chac Mool, Alberto Ruz, Jaina,
Bonampak, Giles Healy, Huitzilopochtli, Mexica, Aztlan/Aztecs, Tenoch/Tenochtitlan,
Moctezuma (Montezuma) I, Templo MayorPeru, Paracas, textiles, mummy bundles, Moche,
ear spools, Nazca, Chauchilla Cemetery, Nazca Lines (geoglyphs), Tiahuanacho
(Tiwanaku), Inca (Inka), Machu Picchu, Cuzco, mita, gold (sun)/silver (moon), puma,
Saqsaywaman, Hiram Bingham
Possible essay questions:
--Who were the Maya, and where were they located? What are some characteristics of Maya
architecture? Discuss the discoveries about Maya art and architecture made by Giles Healy and
Albert Ruz in the 1940s-50s—why were these discoveries important?
--Who were the Nazca and what were their “lines?” What are some theories as to their
purpose? Who were the Inca, and what are some characteristics of their architecture?
TIKAL (MAYAN), GUATEMALA MONKEY (NAZCA LINES, PERU)