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26 Cards in this Set
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Name: Altar #4 Location: La Venta Culture: Olmec Time Period: Formative Purpose: rope/hands on side prisoner/kinship, person between worlds, represents throne, evidence by murals |
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Name: Ball player figurine Location: El Openo Culture: West Mexican Time Period: Formative Purpose: shaft tombs, told us they traded, found in sets, also females, first depiction of ball players |
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Name: Building L (Temple of the Danzantes) Location: Monte Alban Culture: Zapotec Time Period: Formative Purpose: has pictures of Danzantes |
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Name: Danzante Location: Monte Alban Culture: Zapotec Time Period: Formative Purpose: function to show dead/ sacrificed people |
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Name: Figurine Location: Teotihuacan Culture: Teotihuacano Time Period: Classic Purpose: all looked same, found in homes, functioned to show how society was equal, made with mold so were meant to be same. |
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Name: Great Goddes (Tepantitla mural) Location: Teotihuacan Culture: Teotihuacano Time Period: Classic Purpose: |
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Name: Great Mound Location: La Venta Culture: Olmec Time Period: Formative Purpose: made of earth |
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Name: Guachimotones Location: Teuchitlan Culture: West Mexican Time Period: Formative Purpose: only pyramid circle |
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Name: Head 1 (El Ray) Location: San Lorenzo Culture: Olmec Time Period: Formative Purpose: located outside of city, olmec style (lips, eyes nose) |
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Name: High status couple Location: Nayarit Culture: West Mexican Time Period: Formative Purpose: paired joined, equal status, shaft tombs, jewellery shows high class |
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Name: Micaotli (Way of the Dead) Location: Teotihuacan Culture: Teotihuacano Time Period: Classic Purpose: |
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Name: Mosaic mask Location: Teotihuacan Culture: Teotihuacno Time Period: Classic Purpose: elongated eyes, triangle shape head, found in civic building, used for ceremonies |
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Name: Mound J (Observatory) Location: Monte Alban Culture: Zapotec Time Period: Formative Purpose: off axis, maze inside, extra danzantes outside |
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Name: Polychrome ceramic Location: Chupicuaro Culture: West Mexican Time Period: Formative Purpose: found in shaft tombs, hollow |
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Name: Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent (old view) Location: Teotihuacan Culture: Teotihuacano Time Period: Classic Purpose: sculptures represent deities ans associated with water |
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Name: Pyramid of the Moon Location: Teotihuacan Culture: Teotihuacano Time Period: Classic Purpose: made made cave |
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Name: Pyramid of the Niches Location: El Tajin Culture: Olmeca-Xicalanca Time Period: Classic Purpose: niches are calender days |
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Name: Pyramid of the Sun Location: Teotihuacan Culture: Teotihuacano Time Period: Classic Purpose: has natural cave under, funny staircase |
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Name: Site of Monte Alban Location: Monte Alban Culture: Zapotec Time Period: Formative Purpose: |
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Name: South Ballcout (panel 1) Location: El Tajin Culture: Olmeca-Xicalanca Time Period: Classic Purpose: getting ready for game |
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Name: South Ballcourt (panel 3) Location: El Tajin Culture: Olmeca-Xicalanca Time Period: Classic Purpose: actual ball game, located on court, diety on right |
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Name: South Ballcourt (panel 3 line drawing) Location: El Tajin Culture: Olmeca-Xicalanca Time Period: Classic Purpose: actual ball game, located on court, diety on right |
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Name: South Ballcourt (panel 4) Location: El Tajin Culture: Olmeca-Xicalanca Time Period: Classic Purpose: shows sacrifice after game |
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Name: South Ballcourt (panel 4 line drawing) Location: El Tajin Culture: Olmeca-Xicalanca Time Period: Classic Purpose: shows sacrifice after game |
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Name: Temple of the Feathered Serpent (Crocodilian) Location: Teotihuacan Culture: Teotihuacano Time Period: Classic Purpose: |
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Name: Temple of the Feathered Serpent (Feathered Serpent) Location: Teotihuacan Culture: Teotihuacano Time Period: Classic Purpose: |
