... Olmecs 1500 BC La Venta 1500 BC Olmecs Heads Olmecs Heads Teotihuacan 100 BC-600AD Teotihuacan Pyramid of the Sun 100 BC ... Origin of the Aztec people ...
Monte Albán („muntele alb”) este oraşul cel mai reprezentativ pentru civilizaţia zapotecă şi îşi datorează numele florilor albe ale unor copaci care cresc aici. Situat la 8 km vest de Oaxaca la o altitudine de 2000 m, pe un platou cu o înălţime de 400 m de-asupra oraşului. Arheologii au stabilit 6 perioade distincte de ocupaţie începând din anul 500 î.C şi au descoperit artefacte care denotă strânse legături cu civilizaţia coastei olmece, urmată apoi de legături cu civilizaţia Teotihuacan în perioada 300 - 700 d.C
The most majestic of Oaxaca’s ancient ruins, Monte Alban, meaning “White Mountain,” is an ancient Zapotec capital and archaeological site with a spectacular mountain top location overlooking the valleys of Oaxaca. Monte Alban sits just a few kilometers west of Oaxaca City. Monte Alban received the UNESCO World Heritage Site designation in 1987. The site is situated an impressive 400 m (1300 feet) above the floor of the Oaxaca valley.
Quetzal apparently had fair skin and a red beard and he left in a boat heading east. Cortes had red hair, fair skin, and arrived from the west in the reed year. ...
Mesoamericas first known civilization builders were the Olmec. They began to develop in ... Olmecs created large stone monuments, earthen mounds, and pyramids ...
Pre-Columbian Art and Civilizations in Mexico The cultures of pre-Columbian Meso- America are very complex ... the introduction of new raw ... and jade, represent the ...
... from Asia and that complex cultures arose in Mesoamerica and in the Andes. ... Andes Mountains climate, environment make travel, farming difficult ...
Slideshow with my own photos taken during the trips to Mexico. Mitla is the second most important archeological site in the state of Oaxaca in Mexico, and the most important of the Zapotec culture. However, what makes Mitla unique among Mesoamerican sites is the elaborate and intricate mosaic fretwork and geometric designs that cover tombs, panels, friezes and even entire walls. These mosaics are made with small, finely cut and polished stone pieces which have been fitted together without the use of mortar. No other site in Mexico has this (Wikipedia).
Five or six persons manipulate the situation and that's almost it. ... Eating rice with fingers. Using a spoon. Huaraches. Shoes. Zapotec-speaking. Spanish-speaking ...
These are the two main centers of aboriginal American civilization But many of these Classic patterns may also be found along the Ecuadorian coast and at ...
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Section I: Early Civilizations of the Americas (Pages 198 - 205 ) This section is about: The geography and the climate of the area known today as Latin America and ...
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... Maya writing system is the glyphic cartouche, which is equivalent to the words ... Maya cartouches included at least three or four glyphs and as many as fifty. ...
powers inherited. derived from the body of codified and standardized ritual knowledge ... intermediary stage between magic and religion. Anthropological ...
by Portuguese and Dutch slave traders. on the Gold Coast of Africa (16th, 17th c) ... Desire for rain, victory in war = Adaptive function of religion ...
The historic center of the city was declared a UNESCO universal heritage. On the Fortin hill, where there was the fortification made by the emperor Ahuizotl, the whole month of July the Fiestas de los lunes del cerro take place, when all the nationalities of the state present their national dances and costumes. A beautiful custom is Guelaguetza, a Zapotec word that means the act of participating by cooperating through a free gift that only requires reciprocity and is the gift given to the city by the representative groups of the 7 traditional regions through dances to their own music and songs, dressed in traditional costumes, and at the end each of them shares with the public the guelaguetza composed of objects characteristic of the respective region.
One of the most exceptional ecological features from the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán valley is its columnar cacti forest, one of the highest concentrations of columnar cacti in the world. The Tehuacán-Cuicatlán biosphere reserve was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site on July 2, 2018. That Pachycereus weberi (called in the homelands Candelabro or Cardón Espinoso) a Kaktusart is, like many other kinds with similar stature Kandelaberkaktus one calls. This Kaktusart grows in Mexico endemically in the states Puebla, Guerrero, Morelos and Oaxaca. It is after the physician and Botaniker Fréderic A.C.Weber designated.
Oaxaca de Juárez, capitala statului Oaxaca, 1545 m altitudine Centrul istoric al oraşului a fost declarat patrimoniu universal UNESCO. Pe dealul Fortin, acolo unde exista fortificaţia făcută de împăratul Ahuizotl, toată luna iulie se desfăşoară Fiestas de los lunes del cerro, când toate naţionalităţile statului îşi prezintă dansurile şi costumele naţionale. Un frumos obicei este Guelaguetza, cuvânt zapotec care înseamnă actul de a participa cooperând printr-un dar gratuit care cere doar reciprocitate şi este cadoul făcut oraşului de grupurile reprezentative ale celor 7 regiuni tradiţionale prin dansuri pe muzică şi cântece proprii, îmbrăcaţi în costume tradiţionale, iar la sfârşit fiecare împarte publicului guelaguetza compusă din obiecte caracteristice regiunii respective. La Oaxaca s-au născut Porfirio Diaz şi Rufino Tamayo
Slideshow with my own photos taken during the trips to Mexico. Árbol del Tule (The Tree of Tule) is located in the church grounds in the town center of Santa María del Tule approx. 9 km east of the city of Oaxaca. The Tree is a Montezuma cypress (Taxodium mucronatum), or ahuehuete (meaning "old man of the water" in Nahuatl). It has the stoutest tree trunk in the world. In 2001, it was placed on a UNESCO tentative list of World Heritage Sites
The most prevalent of Mexico’s crafts is ceramics/pottery. Ceramics was considered one of the highest art forms during the Aztec Empire, with the knowledge of making pottery said to have come from the god Quetzalcoatl himself
Ceramics and pottery in Mexico date back thousands of years before the Pre-Columbian period, when ceramic arts and pottery crafts developed with the first advanced civilizations and cultures of Mesoamerica.
Ana Lila Downs Sánchez, best known as Lila Downs (born September 9, 1968) is a Mexican singer-songwriter. She performs her own compositions as well as tapping into Mexican traditional and popular music. She also incorporates indigenous Mexican influences and has recorded songs in indigenous languages such as Mixtec, Zapotec, Mayan, Nahuatl and P'urhépecha.
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The world is a beautiful tapestry of diverse cultures, each offering its unique customs, traditions, and ways of life. Mexico and the USA, as neighboring countries in North America, possess rich cultural heritages shaped by their history, people, and geographical influences. In this blog, we will delve into the fascinating cultural differences between these two nations, celebrating the richness of their distinct identities while appreciating the value of cross-cultural understanding and harmony.
Meso-American civilization; Meso-American writing; Proto-writing like Olmec heads, symbolinc images of Chalcatzingo, Humboldt celt; fifteen writing systems, rudimentary as well as developed; complex pictures as glyphs; Media used; engraving on stone, painting on ceramics and codex; Zapotec, Epi-olmec, Aztec and Mixtec scripts; La Mojarra inscription; Mayan civilization and script; deciphering Mayan script – syllabic and logographic charts; difficulties in deciphering; Mayan number system and Mayan calendar; Dresden Codex; Sarcophagus of Pacal at Palenque
Cinco de Mayo: 5th of May Celebrating the Mexican Victory at the Battle of Puebla 1862 Setting the Stage Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821 and ...
... Murals in San Francisco, CA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6RkjivfCvc&list=PLiQhOhqMnfzEklz7bRCYs3Ou0T5HwARio&index=25 (1:08) Murals in Detroit, ...
... culture' of S. America: arts, religion. Nazca. Irrigation, Nazca ... Led to development of. Calendar, numbers, astronomy. Solar calendar and religious calendar ...
Today s Agenda: How did folks settle in Mesoamerica? The Olmec and Zapotec Civilizations HW: Maya Reading Notes Textbook Pg. 191 (Online) In a paragraph: ...
Mesoamerica: Mayan & Aztec Empires Climate of Mesoamerica Warm Temperatures Plentiful Rainfall Rich volcanic soils Good for growing crops like maize, beans, and squash.
CH. 14: THE AMERICAS P. 383 LESSON 1: THE FIRST AMERICANS P. 386 Geography of the Americas Americas: North America South America Central America Caribbean Geography ...
Beginnings The First Americans The First Arrivals The first people began to arrive on this continent as early as 12,000 30,000 years ago But Where did they come from?
Mesoamerica: Mayan & Aztec Empires Climate of Mesoamerica Warm Temperatures Plentiful Rainfall Rich volcanic soils Good for growing crops like maize, beans, and squash.
Beginnings The First Americans The First Arrivals The first people began to arrive on this continent as early as 20,000 years ago But Where did they come from?
GENDER DIFFERENCES Gender Role: culturally expected behaviour for males and females. Socialization: acquisition of cultural norms, through parents, peers, school ...
Applying Concepts from Cognitive Linguistics to Your Conlang Applying Concepts from Cognitive Linguistics to Your Conlang Overview What this presentation will cover ...