Misc Mesoamerica
The religious belief of humans relationship with the divine found in codices such as the Mixtec codices is called this
The Sacred Covenant
San Lorenzo was the largest Early Formative period site for this civilization
What is the Olmec?
Tenochtitlán was the capital for this Mesoamerican polity
Who are the Aztecs
This critical feature in Mesopotamia and Egypt was extremely important but generally absent in Mesoamerica?
What is Irrigation?
This was the largest prehispanic polity in the Americas.
Who are the Incas?
This was practiced by Mesoamerican Nobles whose blood was considered a more potent involved drawing one’s own blood often by piercing tongue or other parts of body as an offering in order to communicate with ancestors
What is autosacrafice
The olmecs thought these features were important connections to the underworld where divinities could be contacted.
What are cave/cave-portals?
This modern metropolis was built on top of Tenochtitlán after the conquest by the Conquistadors
What is Mexico city?
Mesopotamian writing systems focused on this
What is economic transactions/recordings?
Inca rulers were known as this Sapa which translates to sole/only ruler or speaker of the dead
What is the Sapa Inca?
Ceramics began being widely created and used during this Mesoamerican period
What is the early formative period?
This Mayan city experienced heavy landscape degradation due to agriculture at the end of the Classic Period.
What is Copan ?
the Temple of Quetzalcoatl was located at this site
What is Teotihuacan?
This strategy describes when political authority focuses on individual elites with power based on the control of personal wealth built and maintained through external relationships by ruler of exchange rather not mobilized through taxation from own people
What is network strategy?
A Moche ruler was buried in an elaborate tomb at this Andean site that included elaborate goldwork
What is Sipan?
Besides a 365 day solar calendar, ancient Mesoamericans had a ritual calendar that contained this many days
What is 260 days?
Alberto Ruz Lhuillier discovered this famous Mayan tomb
What is the Tomb of Pacal?
Monte Alban was the largest city in the Valley of Oaxaca during the classic period and was associated with this culture
Who are the Zapotecs/Mixtec
The most widely accepted method of migration into the Americas during the Pleistocene was over across this
What is the bering land bridge/beringia?
The alpaca along with this other related large mammal that was first domesticated in South America
What is the llama?
Coxcatlán Cave was occupied by humans serving as a shelter and seasonal gathering place for foraging groups which gave archaeologists important insights about the beginning of maize domestican, stone tool use and hunting of wild animals for this period in Mesoamerica
What is the archaic period?
the Popul Vuh with it's main characters of the hero twins depicts this.
The Maya creation myth
The main plaza at Monte Alban had 300 carved stone in the facades of a building at the Main Plaza of this site which are portraits representing people performing this religious act
What is autosacrifice?
This is one of the earliest known paleo sites located in Chile, considered important for plethora of well preserved materials from such an early time period.
What in Monte Verde
An early city on the north coast of Peru dating to 200 B.C.-A.D. 600.
What is Moche?