You should consult the posted reading as well as the chapter on the Americas in the Textbook (Chapter 13 in the 5th edition). 1. Compare the actual, physical cities of Teotihuacan and Tikal in terms of a) the natural environment in which each is situated, and its impact on design forms and the organization (composition, layout) of forms in each case (don’t forget about key materials discussed); b) the ways in which these two societies’ key beliefs and intentions about life and the universe are represented or involved in design forms or their organization in each case; c) any general stylistic or morphological differences in architecture or architectural detail and what might explain (or correlate with) these differences; d) the purposes for which the most prominent and important structures, the temple-pyramids, were made. 2. What is the key craft material we identified (and which you were shown samples of in class) for each culture; what was it used for; and give an example of its practical (economic, technological, etc.) value to the society? What does the way they used these materials – in each case – say about the two societies and their attitudes, tendencies or identity? Can you relate these two materials – how they were used – even to the stylistic differences seen in architectural detail or ornament, including their writing forms seen on architecture? Your answer to this question need not be as long as your answer to question #1. You should consult the posted reading as well as the chapter on the Americas in the Textbook (Chapter 13 in the 5 th edition). 1. Compare the actual, physical cities of Teotihuacan and Tikal in terms of a) the natural environment in which each is situated, and its impact on design forms and the organization (composition, layout) of forms in each case (don ’ t forget about key materials discussed); b) the ways in which these two societies ’ key beliefs and intentions about life and the universe are represented or involved in design forms or their organization in each case; c) any general stylistic or morphological differences in architecture or architectural detail and what might explain (or correlate with) these differences; d) the purposes for which the most prominent and important structures, the temple-pyramids, were made. 2. What is the key craft material we identified (and which you were shown samples of in class) for each culture; what was it used for; and give an example of its practical (economic, technological, etc.) value to the society? What does the way they used these materials – in each case – say about the two societies and their attitudes, tendencies or identity? Can you relate these two materials – how they were used – even to the stylistic differences seen in architectural detail or ornament, including their writing forms seen on architecture? Your answer to this question need not be as long as your answer to question #.

1. You should consult the posted reading as well as the chapter on
the Americas in the Textbook (Chapter 13 in the 5th edition).
1. Compare the actual, physical cities of Teotihuacan and Tikal
in terms of
a) the natural environment in which each is situated, and
its impact on design forms and the organization
(composition, layout) of forms in each case (don’t forget about
key materials discussed);
b) the ways in which these two societies’ key beliefs and
intentions about life and the universe are
represented or involved in design forms or their organization in
each case;
c) any general stylistic or morphological differences in
architecture or architectural detail and what might
explain (or correlate with) these differences;
d) the purposes for which the most prominent and
important structures, the temple-pyramids, were made.
2. What is the key craft material we identified (and which you
were shown samples of in class) for each culture; what
was it used for; and give an example of its practical
(economic, technological, etc.) value to the society? What
does the way they used these materials – in each case – say
about the two societies and their attitudes,
tendencies or identity? Can you relate these two materials –
how they were used – even to the stylistic differences

2. seen in architectural detail or ornament, including their
writing forms seen on architecture? Your answer to this
question need not be as long as your answer to question #1.
You
should
consult
the
posted
reading
as
well
as
the
chapter
on
the
Americas
in
the
Textbook
(Chapter
13
in
the
5
th
edition).
1.
Compare
the
actual,

3. physical
cities
of
Teotihuacan
and
Tikal
in
terms
of
a)
the
natural
environment
in
which
each
is
situated,
and
its
impact
on
design
forms
and
the
organization
(composition,
layout)
of
forms
in
each
case
(don
’

4. t
forget
about
key
materials
discussed);
b)
the
ways
in
which
these
two
societies
’
key
beliefs
and
intentions
about
life
and
the
universe
are
represented
or
involved
in
design
forms
or
their
organization
in
each

5. case;
c)
any
general
stylistic
or
morphological
differences
in
architecture
or
architectural
detail
and
what
might
explain
(or
correlate
with)
these
differences;
d)
the
purposes
for
which
the
most
prominent
and
important
structures,
the
temple-pyramids,
were

6. made.
2.
What
is
the
key
craft
material
we
identified
(and
which
you
were
shown
samples
of
in
class)
for
each
culture;
what
was
it
used
for;
and
give
an
example
of
its
practical
(economic,
technological,

7. etc.)
value
to
the
society?
What
does
the
way
they
used
these
materials
–
in
each
case
–
say
about
the
two
societies
and
their
attitudes,
tendencies
or
identity?
Can
you
relate
these
two
materials
–

8. how
they
were
used
–
even
to
the
stylistic
differences
seen
in
architectural
detail
or
ornament,
including
their
writing
forms
seen
on
architecture?
Your
answer
to
this
question
need
not
be
as
long
as
your
answer

9. to
question
#1.