Exam 20: Native Americas and Oceania

_____ are representations of fallen warriors that held receptacles for sacrificial offerings.

What was a result of the collapse of the Classic cities?

The _____ wrapped their dead in layers of fabric with embroidered designs.

When can humans join the Katsina world?

Describe the ball court of the Maya.

What circumstantial details are included in the Mayan murals of Bonampak?

Evaluate monumental architecture and the role it played in Mesoamerican cultures. Include the religious as well as the political significance of the architecture. Use examples to support your essae.

Which figures are represented, and what is their meaning?

What aspects of Aztec civilization did the Europeans admire and despise?

How do the material and technique reflect the importance of the wearer?

Why did most Plains people focus their artistic attention on clothing and other portable objects?

What recent information about the Maya has come forward?

What term is used for the present-day region of Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and the Pacific coast of El Salvador?

Evaluate the development of Aztec art forms. How did the Aztec use their art forms to define them? Consider the political and social implications. Use examples to support your essae.

The arrival of the _____ in central Mexico coincided with the fall of the Classic civilizations.

What aspects of cosmology are included in the architecture? How does it reference the sun?

What is remarkable about the stones used in the construction of the Temple of the Sun, Cuzco, Peru?

The site where Olmec people gathered for religious rituals was _____.

The center of the Preclassic city at Teotihuacán is _____.

The Northwest tribe _____ wore masks in healing rituals and performances.