Early Latin American Culture
What different types of cultures does the Early Latin American Culture have?
What is The Mayans, The Olmecs, The Toltecs, The Aztecs, and The Teotihuacans.
how many people immigrated from Europe
one million
What did the Sarcophagus Lid, Tomb of Pacal represent?
it represents Pacal’s death from the Sacred trees of the Maya, whose roots are in the earth and whose branches are in the heavens.
What did the Mocha Lord with a Feline used for?
it is a vessel that is buried in large quantities with people of high ranks.
Which kinds of people began to migrate from Asia into the Americas across a land bridge?
What is Tribal Hunters
what is Eurocentric culture
Europeans, mostly Spanish and Italian immigrated
What does the colossal head represent?
it represents the height of sculptural achievement among the ancient Olmecs. It also, was built to protect territory from enemies.
Why was the Machu Picchu built for?
Often mistakenly referred to as the "Lost City of the Incas" (a title more accurately applied to Vilcabamba), it is the most familiar icon of Inca civilization.
How far does the Latin American Cultural area entend too?
Cultural area extending from central Mexico to Honduras, and includes Belize and Guatemala.
what three painters were in the Mexican Mural Movement
Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco, and David Alfaro Siqueiros
What was the overall representation of the Teotihuacan pyramid?
The overall design and layout of Teotihuacan suggests its role as an astronomical and ritualistic center.
What does the Cuauhtemoc Against the Myth artifact represent?
it tells a story of a Aztec hero who shattered the myth that the Spanish Army could not be conquered.
what time period did they reach the tip of South America
11000 B.C.E
In the early 19th century, grassroots movements fueled wars of independence throughout the region to stop what?
economic trade monopolies
What does the Serpent Skirt Represent?
Aztec art typically reflects the fierceness of the culture. A colossal statue of Coatlicue, the “Serpent Skirt,” goddess of the earth.
What does the Two fridas represent?
On the left is the European Frida, a reference to her German-Jewish father; on the right is the Mexican Frida, a reference to her Mexican mother.
since tribes were cut off from Asia and Europe after the ice melted, when did this isolation end?
October 12, 1492.
What colonial Europeans ruled Latin America
Spanish and Portuguese
In Central America and Peru, strong native communities, of Mayan and Incan ancestry, survive because?
their own thriving indigenous cultures.
who painted "The Jungle" and when?
Wilfredo Lam, in 1943