"Mexico" The Mexican Muralists and Their Indigenous Influences and the American Artists they Influence - Professor Arredondo

When was the Early Hunter Period?

50,000-8,000 BCE

What are the three markers of civilization

agriculture, mathematics, written language

When was the Archaic Period?

8,000-2,000 BCE

When was the Formative/Preclassic Period?

2000-0 BCE

When was the Classic Period?

0-800 ACE

When was the Post-Classic Period?

800-1521 ACE

Quetzalcoatl

Feathered Serpent

Tlazolteotl

Goddess of Filth

Xochiquetzal

Precious Feather Flower

Xipe Totec

Our Lord the Flayed One

What era was Teotihuacan ?

Classic Era

Teotihuacan

City of the Gods

Chalchutlicue

Lady of the Jade Skirt, Goddess of Water

Tlaloc

Storm God, God of Rain

Huehueteotl

The Old God, God of Fire

Patecatl/Mayahuel

Lord of Pulque, discover of peyote/Mayahuel, Goddess of Maguey

Nanahuatzin/Tecuziztecatl

The Purulent One; The Adorned One God of Wind

Ehecatl

God of Wind

Great Goddess/Spider Woman

Patron Goddess of Teotihuacan

Chicomoztoc

Place of the Seven Caves

Talud Tablero

Architectural Device

Axis Mundi

Center of the Universe

Mural of Tepantitla

Mural showing “Spider Grandmother”

Toltecs

The People of the Dog

Chichicmeca

People of the Dog

Chichimani

Land of the Sucking

Tula

The Birthplace of Quetzalcoatl

What era was Tula?

Post-Classic Period

Tollan

Native name of Tula

Teotlalpan

Garden of the Gods

Nonoalcos

People who spoke Nahuatl Badly

Mixcoatl

Cloud Serpent

Topiltizin Quetzalcoatl

Our Lord, Our Prince the Featured Serpent

Tezcatlipoca

Smoking Mirror

Kukulkan

Feathered Serpent (Youcatec Mayan)

Chichen Itza

Mouth of the Well

Pyramid of Kukulkan

Main pyramid in Chichen Itzá

Chacmool

Red Jaguar Paw

Mictlatecuhtli

Lord of the Dead (Aztec)

Mictlan

Land of the Dead (Aztec)

Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli

Lord of the Dawn

Azlan

Sacred Land to the North

Mexicas

People of the Moon

Chicomoztoc

7 Caves

Coatepec

Hill of the Snake (where pyramid of kukulkan is)

Huizilopochitli

Hummingbird to the Left

Malinalxochitl

Twisted Flower

Coyolxauhqui

Lady of the Copper Bells (Zena the warrior princesss)

Coatlicue

Lady of the Serpent Skirt

Lake Texcoco

Lake of Tenochititlan

Tenochititlan

Land of Prickly Part

Nahuatl

Language of the Aztecs

Motecuhzoma I

First Aztec ruler of Tenochititlan

Motecuhuzoma II

Grandson of Motechuzoma I (confronted Spaniards)

Cuahtemoc

Eagle on the hunt; descending eagle and last aztec ruler