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Flashcards in The Americas Vocab Deck (13)
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Chacmool

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a type of Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican stone statue, depicting a human figure in a position of reclining with the head up and turned to one side, holding a tray over the stomach.

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Formline

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the style of art in the Northwest Coast of North America, distinguished by the use of characteristic shapes referred to as ovoids, U forms and S forms.

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Kiva

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subterranean rooms found among ruins in the American southwest, used for ritual or cultural purposes by the ancient peoples of the region.

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Longhouse

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a type of long, proportionately narrow, single-room building made out of timber.

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Mesoamerica

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region that extends from central Mexico into Central America

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Petroglyph

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pecked or engraved rock art

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Pictograph

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painted rock art

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Potlatch

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ceremonial feast where possessions are given away or destroyed to show wealth or enhance prestige

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Pueblo

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elaborate, multi-storied structures with many rooms for specialized purposes; towns

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Quillwork

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textile embellishment that uses porcupine quills

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Talud-tablero

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architectural style that consists of a platform structure on top of an inward sloping surface or pane

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Tepee

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conical tent made of animal skins and wooden poles

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Totem pole

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monumental sculptures carved from large trees