TOLTECS; The Toltecs were an Indian tribe who existed from 900 A.D. to 1200. They had a capital city of Tollan‚ and their influences reached south to the Yucatan and Guatemala. They were a composite tribe of Nahua‚ Otomi‚ and Nonoalca. The Tolt ecs made huge stone columns decorated like totem poles. AZTECS> Aztecs were an American Indian people who rule an empire in Mexico during the 1400’s and early 1500’s. They practiced a religion that affected every part of their lives. To worship the Aztecs
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Auste Treska Mr. Beaudoin 2nd hour 10/9/14 The Olmecs and The Mayans What happened to two great societies in Mesoamerica? No one seems to know for sure. The Olmecs and the Mayans were two powerful civilizations that were becoming more and more powerful‚ but all of a sudden they both disappeared. Some archaeologists believe that the Olmecs might have suffered climate change‚ but only their culture disappeared‚ not their people. As for the Mayans‚ their disappearance is one of the greatest
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The Olmecs: New Light on a Shadowy Past In an old movie‚ a dashing adventurer hacks his way through tangled jungle vines‚ searching for a lost civilization. Suddenly‚ he stumbles upon a dark pit hidden by dense undergrowth. At the bottom of the pit stands a huge stone monument covered with strange carvings. The adventurer is thrilled when he realizes that he has chanced upon the remains of an unknown civilization that existed thousands ofyears ago. More than three thousand years ago in the jungles
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Olmec The first Mesoamerican civilization. Between ca. 1200 and 400 B.C.E.‚ the __ people of central Mexico created a vibrant civilization that included intensive agriculture‚ wide-ranging trade‚ ceremonial centers‚ and monumental construction. The __ had great cultural influence on later Mesoamerican societies‚ passing on artistic styles‚ religious imagery‚ sophisticated astronomical observation for the construction of calendars‚ and a ritual ball game. (p. 75) Chavín __ The first major urban
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Abstract The Pre Columbian Toltec religion based on the worship of two gods‚ one representing good and one represent evil derived in the 8th century. This religion relied heavily on art for expression‚ they were artwork and innovators working with metal. The members of this religion traded their artwork with other regions crops for survival‚ these art pieces are linked to the Aztecs providing proof that this lost religion and its people did exist. Toltec Religion Toltec was a Pre Columbian religion
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Postclassic Mesoamerica A. Introduction 1. Toltecs/Aztecs replace Mayas of 8th century CE a. By 15th century Aztecs created extensive empire – war‚ religion‚ agrarian 2. Downfall of Mayans – Teotihuacan a. Nomads from North come down b. Toltec Culture – 968 established capital Tula 1. Sedentary/agrarian peoples with militaristic ethic 2. Cult of sacrifice/war 3. Aztecs saw Toltecs as givers of civilization B. The Toltec Heritage 1. Leader Topilitzin followed Quetzalcoatl
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The Olmec civilization thrived from c. 1500 BC to 400 BC‚ in the modern day Mexican states of Veracruz and Tabasco. Due to lack of archaeological evidence‚ the Olmec’s origin of ethnic identity is unknown. There is such a lack of knowledge that researchers still are unaware of the name this group of people referred to themselves as. The title Olmec comes from‚ ‘Olmec-Xicalanca‚ which is the name of the multi-lingual traders of the Conquest Era‚ from the same region‚ and the name has stuck through
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ways by altered documents from either the Aztec period or the post-Conquest period‚ resulting in opaque evidence. Specifically‚ the Toltecs have become embroiled in the historiographical debate between scholars‚ and their role in the Mesoamerican world
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Krystle DiCristofalo History and Literature: World Civilizations to 1600s Spring Semester 2013 Research Paper The Olmec and the Chavin: A Comparison The Olmec and Chavín civilizations were two cultures that existed before the Old World discovery of America. The two societies displayed many similar aspects‚ such as each being known as the “mother culture” of their respective regions‚ having similar artistic and architectural styles‚ and apparently alike religions; however‚ they differed from each
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The objectives of this exercise are to learn to recognize‚ characterize‚ and interpret the Olmec style. Through the exercise you should develop the ability to: 1. Recognize the Olmec style‚ to distinguish it from other Mesoamerican styles‚ and to describe the elements that constitute the style. For example‚ the style is recognizable by its smooth‚ rounded representations; it is unlike the Zapotec style which is much more ornate. 2. Recognize possible meanings of some of themes embodied in the
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