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