Civilizations of the Ancient Americas

Civilizations of the Ancient Americas
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute,
Winter 2015
jerky
chipmunk
possum
toboggan
skunk
condor
raccoon
peyote
caribou
moose
avocado
chili
chocolate
tomato
coca
llama
pampa
canoe
kayak
barbecue
squash
hammock
hurricane
mangrove
tobacco
mukluk
cashew
jaguar
toucan
bayou
geoduck
poncho
potato
moose
coyote
hominy
puma
persimmon
terrapin
hickory
tamal
cayenne
igloo
muskrat
quinoa
succotash
anorak
savanna
iguana
papaya
tapioca
abalone
Cahokia
Maya
Aztec
Moche
Inka
Amazon
Pre-Columbian
America
Hopewell
Puebloan
Mimbres
Paquime
Olmec
Teotihuacan
Toltec
Oaxaca
Taino
Cocle
Muisca
Tairona
Chimu
Chavin
Caral
Nasca
Wari
Tiwanaku
Civilizations of the Ancient Americas:
The Aztecs
Mexico, 1517 AD
The Triple Alliance (or,
what does “Aztec”
mean?)
Tenochtitlan
AD1325
An American Venice
Diego Rivera, Detail of mural “El Mercado de
Tlatelolco” in Palacio Nacional, Mexico City
Chinampa
agriculture
Templo Mayor
Tlatelolco Market
Sacrifice and
violence
Xipe Totec
Coyolxauhqui
War and expansion
Temple of the Eagle Warriors
Women “warriors”
Home life
Spanish conquest:
the whys and the hows
Spanish conquest
Spanish conquest