ARKY 325 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST
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What was the last MA culture to be discovered?
Olmec
Which culture lacked a fully developed writing system?
Olmec
Who created the colossal stone heads and why?
The Olmec, portraits of rulers as helmets identified the wearer
What did rulers sit on?
Thrones that looked like altars
What were Olmec motifs?
Were-jaguars and naturalistic humans
What culture was San Lorenzo a part of?
Olmec
What was found at San Lorenzo?
Largest stone head and landscape modification
What was the fate of San Lorenzo?
Declined due to drought, changing rivers, and warfare with La Venta?
What culture was La Venta a part of?
Olmec, most important
What was the site orientation at La Venta?
North-South axis
What is the largest Olmec pyramid and where is it?
Mound C, La Venta
Where can a depiction of Olmec rulers be found commonly?
On stelae
Where is Complex A?
La Venta
, What depicts an Olmec female ruler?
Stela 1 at La Venta
Location of Tomb A?
Tomb A -> Complex A -> La Venta
What is at Tomb A?
Only tomb with human remains + "Massive Offering 2"
What does Offering 4 in Complex A represent?
A ceremony
What is a mother culture?
Olmec, BUT HEAVILY DEBATED
Where was the earliest shift from egalitarianism -> social rank found?
Soconusco region
Where was the oldest ball court found?
Paso de la Amada, Soconusco region
What type of people lived in the Soconusco region?
Aggrandizers
What did aggrandizers adopt for feasts in Soconusco region?
Elaborately decorated ceramics
What spirituality did the ball courts provide?
Connection to underworld
Was Maya unified or not unified?
NOT unified
Where were early Mayan excavations?
Tikal
What were Tikal houses called?
Nah/otoot, made of wood, thatch, clay
What is the Maya version of Pompeii?
Ceren, El Salvador
What were the three Mayan aggy methods?
UPDATE ALREADY GRADED A+
What was the last MA culture to be discovered?
Olmec
Which culture lacked a fully developed writing system?
Olmec
Who created the colossal stone heads and why?
The Olmec, portraits of rulers as helmets identified the wearer
What did rulers sit on?
Thrones that looked like altars
What were Olmec motifs?
Were-jaguars and naturalistic humans
What culture was San Lorenzo a part of?
Olmec
What was found at San Lorenzo?
Largest stone head and landscape modification
What was the fate of San Lorenzo?
Declined due to drought, changing rivers, and warfare with La Venta?
What culture was La Venta a part of?
Olmec, most important
What was the site orientation at La Venta?
North-South axis
What is the largest Olmec pyramid and where is it?
Mound C, La Venta
Where can a depiction of Olmec rulers be found commonly?
On stelae
Where is Complex A?
La Venta
, What depicts an Olmec female ruler?
Stela 1 at La Venta
Location of Tomb A?
Tomb A -> Complex A -> La Venta
What is at Tomb A?
Only tomb with human remains + "Massive Offering 2"
What does Offering 4 in Complex A represent?
A ceremony
What is a mother culture?
Olmec, BUT HEAVILY DEBATED
Where was the earliest shift from egalitarianism -> social rank found?
Soconusco region
Where was the oldest ball court found?
Paso de la Amada, Soconusco region
What type of people lived in the Soconusco region?
Aggrandizers
What did aggrandizers adopt for feasts in Soconusco region?
Elaborately decorated ceramics
What spirituality did the ball courts provide?
Connection to underworld
Was Maya unified or not unified?
NOT unified
Where were early Mayan excavations?
Tikal
What were Tikal houses called?
Nah/otoot, made of wood, thatch, clay
What is the Maya version of Pompeii?
Ceren, El Salvador
What were the three Mayan aggy methods?
