Maya Art and Culture
Lecture Outlines
Dr. Sue Short
Spring Semester 2007
Unit 1: Maya Cultural Background
Introduction to culture study; types of societies
Unit 2: Pre-classic to Late Classic periods
Early Classic period
I: Background and the rise of Tikal.
II: Tikal and other cities: Rio Azul, Calakmul, Becan; the end of Tikal's dominance.
Late Classic Period
Late Classic I: Caracol, Dos Pilas, Naranjo
Late Classic II: Yaxchilan, Bonampak, Tikal
Unit 3: Terminal Classic to Post-classic
Post-classic Period 2 and Spanish Conquest
Synthesis:
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