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In Teotihuacan these groups of small, connected, one-story rooms housed the poorer populations in many barrios

This central road in Teotihuacan ran 2 miles or more

In Monte Alban this building is aligned with the star Capela and shaped like an arrow

A 52 year cycle on the Maya calendar which comes from combining both the solar and sacred calendars

The sacred mountain of the Great Goddess

This military building in Teotihuacan is associated with the Temple of the Feathered Serpent

This great Maya ruler of Tikal was placed in power by Spearthrower Owl

This ceramic style, originating in Teotihuacan, permeated throughout Mesoamerica

"Dancers" from Monte Alban are actually images of dead captives splayed on the ground

This is one of the oldest Olmec sites

goddess of Teotihuacan can be found in a mural in the Elite apartments of Tetitla

This Maya ruler disappeared from Tikal before Curl Nose became the ruler

Mayan name for the solar calendar with 365 days and 20 months

Adornments for the yoke were associated with the ball game and often took the shape of human hands or heads or skulls

This descendant of Curl nose has Temple 1 dedicated to him in Tikal

Xibalanque and Hunahpu; they played ball in the underworld against Xibalba

This Stela, found near Tres Zapotes, refers to the Tuxtla statuette and together they identify the Long Count calendar system

Wife of King Hasaw. Temple 2 in Tikal is dedicated to her.

Identifies the creation of the world by counting the days since the supposed beginning in August 11, 3114 BCE

Maya Counting System

crop-growing system is used extensively throughout Mesoamerica

naturally occurring vein of this substance was mined and traded from Teotihuacan

Stories handed down through generations without writing. They often deal with origin stories

This ruler was found in Palenque intact in his sarcophagus. The bas reliefs on the walls depict him receiving power and his funerary mask pr

One of the earliest ball courts

In the Teotehuacan Citadel (elite compound) the walls depict jaguars in many different ways, most notably blowing a conch with blood drippin

A book containing a version of the Maya story of creation

This temple in Teotihuacan was dedicated to the Great Goddess and is shaped in the image of the nearby mountain

Built on a large, sprawling cave complex which carried much religious meaning. The largest and most central temple in Teotihuacan

An ongoing tradition of women's clothing. Consists of 2 rectangular cloths sewn together

The feathered serpent god was a principle deity throughout all Mesoamerican cultures

The elaborately sculpted vertical projection surmounting a maya temple pyramid

Great White Way, causeway constructed of stone blocks

A 260 days long calendar used by the Maya for religious means

A 365 days long calendar used throughout mesoamerica for non-religious means

The systematic unit of measurement used at Teotihuacan is similar to this Spanish unit of measurement.

The father of Curl Nose and a great ruler of Teotihuacan

Building "J" in Monte Alban is aligned with this star at its zenith

Son of Curl Nose

a structure adorned with the sculpted heads of the feathered serpent deity, where many sacrifices occurred,

Alternate name for Temple 1 at Tikal

An elite apartment compound on the Avenue of the Dead in Teotihuacan near the Pyramid of the Sun. contains Great Goddess

These incense burners were owned by many households in Teotihuacan and were made up of individual "Adornos".

In Monte Alban these sacred funerary images and icons are NOT used to hold ashes

This astronomical phenomenon was closely observed by the Maya. Its appearances and disappearances determined the time to make war

The god of the underworld who played ball with the Hero Twins

The volcano which erupted at Cuicuilco, sending many fugitives to Teotihuacan

The Aztec name for the solar calendar with 365 days and 20 months

This was the first planned city in the world and was a powerful trading center with the rest of mesoamerica from 200 BCE to 750 CE.

This town of around 20,000 people was vacated to the nearby town of Teotihuacan around 200 BCE due to a volcano eruption

This ceremonial center contains the "Danzantes", stairway tombs, and complex stone shaft tomb systems.

This Maya city state has Temples 1 and 2. It was originally governed by Great Jaguar Paw but Curl Nose was placed on the throne in his place

This site was not looted before discovery by anthropologists resulting in a huge amount of new information

This powerful Maya city-state changed our view of Maya culture from peaceful star-watchers by depicting war and sacrifice of captives

This site is renowned for its staircase which records 400 years of history