Content Area 5
Content Area 5Indigenous Americas1000 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
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.
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