ARTH232
Mesoamerican
Art II: The Aztec Empire
Required
readings
á
Miller, Mary. The Art
of Mesoamerica: From Olmec to Aztec.
London: Thames & Hudson, 2006, pp. 210-247
Important
terms
á
Teotihuacan, ca.
1-750 AD (in today Mexico State, Mexico)
á
Tula,
900-1200 AD (in today Hidalgo State, Mexico)
á
Chichen
Itza, 800-1200 AD (in today Yucatan State, Mexico)
á
Toltecs, Mixtecs,
Mexicas/Aztecs
á
Quetzalcoatl (Kukulcan),
Tlaloc (Chac)
á
Huitzilopochtli,
Coatlicue, Coyolxauhqui
á
Tenochtitlan,
ca. 1325-1521 AD (today Mexico City)
o
Reconstruction
of the sacred precinct
o
Templo
Mayor (interior
structure)
o
Aztec
rain god chac mool, ca. 1502-1520 AD
o
Coatlicue
and Huitzilopochtli, ca. 1500 AD
o
Coyolxauhqui,
ca. 1469 AD
o
Coatlicue,
1487-1520 AD
o
Calendar
Stone, 1502-1520 AD
o
Teocalli
of Sacred War, 1507 AD
o
House
of the Eagles, ca. 1481-1486 AD
o
Eagle warrior,
ca. 1440-69 AD
á
Feathered shield
of Ahuizotl, 1325-1521 AD
á
Codex
Borgia, 1421-1521 AD, Vatican Library, Rome
Additional
resources
á
John
PohlÕs ÒHow to Read Mixtec Group CodicesÓ
á
Videotape ÒThe rise and
fall of the Aztec empireÓ. Huntsville, TX: Educational Video Network, 1994
(Media Library VHS 3531)
