Unit 5: Indigenous Americas, 1000 BCE–1980 CE (copy)

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Bandolier bag

a large heavily beaded pouch with a slit on top worn at the waist with a strap over the shoulders

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Chacmool

a Mayan figure that is half-sitting and half-lying on his back

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Corbel arch

a vault formed by layers of stone that gradually grow closer together as they rise and eventually meet

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Coyolxauhqui

an Aztec moon goddess whose name means “Golden Bells”

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Huitzilopochtli

an Aztec god of the sun and war; sometimes represented as an eagle or as a hummingbird

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Kiva

a circular room wholly or partly underground used for religious rites

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Potlatch

a ceremonial feast among northwest coast, a host demonstrates his or her generosity by bestowing gifts

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Pueblo

a communal village of flat-roofed structures of many stories that are stacked in terraces; made of stone or adobe

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Relief sculpture

a sculpture that projects from a flat background

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Repoussé

metal relief sculpture in which the back side of a plate is hammered to form a raised relief on the front

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Roof comb

a wall rising from the center ridge of a building to give the appearance of greater height

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Teepee

a portable Indian home made of stretched hides placed over wooden poles

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Tlaloc

ancient American god who was highly revered; associated with rain, agriculture, and war

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T’oqapu

small rectangular shapes in an Inkan garment

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Chavín

a civilization in coastal Peru named after its main archaeological site.

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Anasazi culture

was referred to as "ancient ones" or "ancient enemies" in Navajo language.

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Anasazi

the name used for ancient puebloans known for their detailed pueblos made of local materials.

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