Content Area 5
Indigenous Americas
1000 B.C.E. - 1980 C.E.

6% of Curriculum and Exam 14 works
Art of the Indigenous Americas is among the world's oldest artistic traditions.  While its roost lie in northern Asia, it developed independently. 
~College Board
Content Area 5 - Catalog of Images Content Area 5 - Khan Academy Link Form, Function, Content and Context Art Analysis
Chronology
Chavín de Huántar  900 B.C.E.
Mesa Verde Cliff Dwellings - 400-1300 C.E.
Yaxchilán Lintels –  250-900 C.E. 
Fort Ancient Culture : Great Serpent Mound –  1000-1650 C.E.
Templo Mayor at Tenochtitlan - 1325-1519 C.E.
City of Cusco - 1440 CE 
City of Machu Pichu - 1450-1540 C.E.  
Transformation Masks - Late 19th Century C.E.
Black-on-black ceramic vessel - Mid. 20th Century C.E. 


Must preview  before class lecture!!           


Art of the Americas Art of the Americas Review
The Spirit of the Mask - Sacred Dance
Gardner's Chapter related to this content area:
18 - Native Cultures before 1300
35  - Native American Cultures 1300 to 1980

Read chapter 3.4 from Gateways to Art - Understanding the Visual Arts

Key Figures & Gods: Quetzalcoatl 

Key Cultural & Religious Terms: Pre-Columbian, hieroglyphic, Popol Vuh 

Key Art Terms: chacmool, celt, were-jaguar, stelae, atlantid, atlatl, lost-wax process, adobe, backstrap loom, warp, weft, embroidery, tapestry, bichrome, gorget, Mictlan, khipu, powwow

Key Architectural Terms: talud-tablero construction, roof comb, caracol, effigy mound, pueblo, codex, rotulus/rotuli, hieroglyphs, ashlar masonry, courses, pueblo, sand paintings/dry paintings, katsina