Mesoamerican Art and Architecture: Exam II Review

Flashcards reviewing the art, architecture, deities, materials, and archaeological sites of Mesoamerican civilizations (Teotihuacan, Maya, Toltec, Mexica/Aztec) for Exam II.

Identify this monumental architecture, its builders, date, and location.

Pyramid of the Sun, built by the Teotihuacanos, c. 225 CE, located in Teotihuacan, Mexico.

Identify this architectural site and specific space located in Teotihuacan.

Patio of the Palace of Quetzalpapalotl, Teotihuacan.

Identify this painted work, its creators, and location.

Tepantitla patio mural, reconstruction, Teotihuacan, created by Teotihuacanos.

What materials compose this Teotihuacan mosaic mask?

Shell, obsidian, and Malicate mosaic on a greenstone mask.

Where was the Teotihuacan sculpture representing Chalchiuhtlicue (or other water diety) discovered?

From the Pyramid of the moon.

Identify this Teotihuacan sculpture, its date range, and museum location.

Huehuetéotl, Classic period, 200-650 CE, housed at the Museo National de Antropología, Mexico City.

What is the date and location of the North wall murals in Pinturas Sub IA?

San Bartolo, c. 100 BCE (?).

Identify this architectural structure, its site, and its date range.

The Temple of Masks, Uaxactun, 0-200 CE.

Identify this Maya pyramid, its location, and its date range.

Maya, Temple I, Tikal, Guatemala, 4th century BCE-5th century CE.

What are the date, dimensions, and museum location of the Maya flint depicting a crocodile canoe with passengers?

600–900 CE, measuring $9\frac{3}{4} \times 16\frac{1}{4} \times \frac{3}{4}\text{''}$, located at the Dallas Museum of Art, Texas.

Identify this Maya architectural site and its date range.

Maya, The Palenque Palace, 432 - 700 CE.

What is the Temple of Inscriptions in Palenque, Chiapas, and for whom was it constructed?

A funerary pyramid constructed for ruler K'inich Janaab Pakal I (615-683 CE).

Identify this carved relief object, its burial context, date, and location.

Maya sarcophagus lid from the tomb of Lord Pakal (Shield 2), Temple of the Inscriptions, Palenque, Mexico, c. 680.

What material and date correspond to the mask of Lord Pakal discovered in his funerary crypt?

Jade mosaic mask, 683 CE.

Identify this carved stone relief, including its title, date, material, dimensions, and location.

Shield Jaguar and Lady Xoc, Maya, c. 725 CE. Carved from limestone, $43 \times 30\text{''}$, housed at the British Museum, London, England.

What structure and site did the Maya carving Lintel 25 originally belong to?

Structure 23, Yaxchilán (housed in The British Museum).

What is the date of the original Maya Bonampak mural, Room 2?

Original 8th century.

What architectural style and date range describe the House of the Magicians at Uxmal?

Puuk style, c. 700-1000 CE.

Identify this Maya architectural complex at Uxmal.

Nunnery Quadrangle, Uxmal.

Identify the specific structure within Uxmal's Nunnery Quadrangle shown here.

North building of Nunnery Quadrangle, Uxmal.

Who constructed Pyramid B at Tula, and during what period?

Toltecs, 10th century CE.

Identify this Toltec architectural relief wall, its location, and its date.

Coatlepantli, Tula, 10th Century CE.

What 10th-century CE sculptural form from Tula is associated with the Toltecs?

Chacmool.

What is the name of the round Maya structure located at Chichen Itza?

El Caracol.

Identify this Maya pyramid at Chichen Itza and its dates of construction.

Temple of Kukulcan, (El Castillo), Chichen Itza, 9th - 12th centuries CE.

Where is the Maya relief panel designated 'Great Ball Court Relief (East Central, Right 3)' located?

Chichen Itza.

Identify this Aztec (Mexica) illuminated manuscript page, its patron, and its date.

Frontispiece of the Codex Mendoza, c. 1541-42, commissioned by Antonio Mendoza.

What are the subject, period, material, dimensions, and museum location of the Coyolxauhqui stone?

The Dismemberment of Coyolxauhqui, Goddess of the Moon, Mexica (Aztec), late postclassic. Made of stone with a diameter of $9\text{'}10\frac{1}{8}\text{''}$, located in the Museo del Templo Mayor, Mexico City.

Identify this Mexica (Aztec) sculpture, including deity, date, material, dimensions, and museum location.

The Mother Goddess, Coatlicue, c. 1487–1520. Carved from andesite, measuring $11\text{'} 6\text{''}$, located in the National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico.

What are the material, diameter, period, and museum location of the Mexica (Aztec) Calendar stone (Sun Stone)?

Basalt, $12\text{'}$ diameter, late postclassic, located at the National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City, Mexico.

Identify this Aztec (Mexica) monolithic carving and its date.

Monolith of Tlaltecuhtli, Aztec (Mexica), 1502.

What are the subject, date, material, dimensions, and museum location of the Tlazolteotl sculpture?

Tlazolteotl giving birth to the maize god, c. 1500. Aztec granite carving, $8 \times 4\frac{3}{4} \times 5\frac{7}{8}\text{''}$, housed in the Dumbarton Oaks Museum, Washington, D.C.

What cultures and dates are attributed to the Mosaic skull of Tezcatlipoca?

Mexica (Aztec) or Mixtec, c. 15th-16th century.