Lecture 17- The Maya and the Toltec condensed
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site/ location/ built
Site: Tikal
Location: present-day Petén, Guatemala
Built: ca. 700–900 CE
site/ location/ built
Site: Uxmal
Location: Yucatán, Mexico
Built: ca. 800–1000 CE
site/ location/ resettled date
Site: Chichén Itzá
Location: present-day Yucatán, Mexico
Resettled: 900–1200 CE
Type of Drawing/ Site
Site Plan/ Uxmal
A?
Nunnery
B?
Temple of the Magician
C?
Ball Court
D?
Governor’s Palace
Quetzalcóatl
Chief God of ancient Mesoamerica; “Feathered serpent”. Aka Kukulkan
chacmool, or Chac Mool
A type of anthropomorphous altar found on Mesoamerican religious sites - top of the stone altar is adorned with a reclining human figure with hands resting on the lower abdomen. Often set near the temple entrances”
What is this a view of?
Sacred cenote at Chichén Itzá
Cenote
scared water like areas, human sacrifices were often thrown in them
Type of Drawing/ Site
Plan/ Chichén Itzá
A?
Scared Cenote
B?
Ball Court
C?
Main Plaza
D?
Castillo
E?
Temple of the Warriors
F?
Court of 1000 columns
G?
Caracol
Compare/ Contrast: Tula vs. Chichén Itzá