ancient middle america "the sweat of the sun" from the tribal eye series (52 min., 1975,...
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Ancient Middle America
"The Sweat of the Sun"
from the
Tribal Eye Series
(52 min., 1975, VC 169)
Ecuador
Cahokia
Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 8th ed., p. 479.
Inca Gold
Inca gold artifact in the Central Bank Museum, Quito, Ecuador.- © D. Donne Bryant
Class Handout:Class Handout
Late Post-Classic Stage
Late Post-Classic
Middle Post-Classic
Early Post-Classic
Late Post-Classic Stage
A.D. 1200 -- 1530 (The Maya)
A.D. 1200 -- 1521 (Mexico)
A.D. 1400 -- 1521
Characterized by. . .
Peru
Cahokia
Peru
Mesoamerica
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AztecTenochtitlán
Post-Classic Stage
The Aztec city of Tenochtitlán was a flourishing Postclasssic city of 50,000 – 150,000 people at the time of the Conquest
• it was supported by a thick fringe of chinampa farmers on its margins and around the shores of Lake Texcoco
Post-Classic Stage
• water transportation – a mobility factor – was almost certainly of importance in the maintenance of a community of such size
• the temple pyramids were dwarfed by the large and elaborate cities surrounding them
• the Tenochas rose to dominance in central Mexico during several centuries of bitter intercity fighting following the collapse of Teotihuacán
AztecTenochtitlán
MixtecMitla
Gold artifacts from the Costa Rica National Gold Museum, San Jose, Costa Rica. - © D. Donne Bryant
Gold artifacts from the Costa Rica National Gold Museum, San Jose, Costa Rica. - © D. Donne Bryant