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Content Area 5: indigenous Americas

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Indigenous Video Pt 1

Indigenous Video Pt 2

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CHAVÍN DE HUÁNTAR. NORTHERN HIGHLANDS, PERU. CHAVÍN. 900–200 B.C.E. STONE (ARCHITECTURAL COMPLEX); GRANITE (LANZÓN AND SCULPTURE); HAMMERED GOLD ALLOY (JEWELRY). 

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https://smarthistory.org/chavin-de-huantar/
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MESA VERDE CLIFF DWELLINGS. MONTEZUMA COUNTY, COLORADO. ANCESTRAL PUEBLOAN (ANASAZI). 450–1300 C.E. SANDSTONE. 

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YAXCHILÁN. CHIAPAS, MEXICO. MAYA. 725 C.E. LIMESTONE (ARCHITECTURAL COMPLEX). ​

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https://smarthistory.org/yaxchilan-lintels/
https://smarthistory.org/maya-the-yaxchilan-lintels/
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GREAT SERPENT MOUND. ADAMS COUNTY, SOUTHERN OHIO. MISSISSIPPIAN (EASTERN WOODLANDS). C. 1070 C.E. EARTHWORK/EFFIGY MOUND.

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TEMPLO MAYOR (MAIN TEMPLE). TENOCHTITLAN (MODERN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO). MEXICA (AZTEC). 1375–1520 C.E. STONE (TEMPLE); VOLCANIC STONE (THE COYOLXAUHQUI STONE); JADEITE (OLMEC-STYLE MASK); BASALT (CALENDAR STONE). 

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https://smarthistory.org/templo-mayor-at-tenochtitlan-the-coyolxauhqui-stone-and-an-olmec-mask/
https://smarthistory.org/coyolxauhqui-monolith/
https://smarthistory.org/the-sun-stone-the-calendar-stone-aztec/
https://smarthistory.org/olmec-mask/
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RULER’S FEATHER HEADDRESS (PROBABLY OF MOTECUHZOMA II). MEXICA (AZTEC). 1428–1520 C.E. FEATHERS (QUETZAL AND COTINGA) AND GOLD. 

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CITY OF CUSCO, INCLUDING QORIKANCHA (INKA MAIN TEMPLE), SANTO DOMINGO (SPANISH COLONIAL CONVENT), AND WALLS AT SAQSA WAMAN (SACSAYHUAMAN). CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, PERU. INKA. C. 1440 C.E; CONVENT ADDED 1550–1650 C.E. ANDESITE. 

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MAIZE COBS. INKA. C. 1440–1533 C.E. SHEET METAL/REPOUSSÉ, METAL ALLOYS. ​

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CITY OF MACHU PICCHU. CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, PERU. INKA. C. 1450–1540 C.E. GRANITE (ARCHITECTURAL COMPLEX). 

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ALL-T’OQAPU TUNIC. INKA. 1450–1540 C.E. CAMELID FIBER AND COTTON. ​

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BANDOLIER BAG. LENAPE (DELAWARE TRIBE, EASTERN WOODLANDS). C. 1850 C.E. BEADWORK ON LEATHER. ​

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https://smarthistory.org/bandolier-bag-2/
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TRANSFORMATION MASK. KWAKWAKA’WAKW, NORTHWEST COAST OF CANADA. LATE 19TH CENTURY C.E. WOOD, PAINT, AND STRING. ​

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PAINTED ELK HIDE. ATTRIBUTED TO COTSIOGO (CADZI CODY), EASTERN SHOSHONE, WIND RIVER RESERVATION, WYOMING. C. 1890–1900 C.E. PAINTED ELK HIDE. ​

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https://smarthistory.org/eastern-shoshone-hide-painting-of-the-sun-dance-attributed-to-cotsiogo-cadzi-cody/
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BLACK-ON-BLACK CERAMIC VESSEL. MARIA MARTÍNEZ AND JULIAN MARTÍNEZ, TEWA, PUEBLOAN, SAN ILDEFONSO PUEBLO, NEW MEXICO. C. MID-20TH CENTURY C.E. BLACKWARE CERAMIC. 

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  • Course Syllabus
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  • Content Area 1 Prehistory
  • Content Area 2 Ancient Mediterranean
  • Content Area 3 Early Europe and Colonial Americas
  • Content Area 4 Later Europe and Americas
  • Content Area 5 Indigenous Americas
  • Content Area 6 Africa
  • Content Area 7 West and Central Asia
  • Content Area 8 South, East, and Southeast Asia
  • Content Area 9 The Pacific
  • Content Area 10 Global Contemporary
  • About Ms. Wahlen
  • Contact Ms. Wahlen