Ancient Cultures of Middle America -- University of Minnesota Duluth

The Maya (8^th ed.)
Michael D. Coe
(NY: Thames and Hudson, 2011)

Mexico (6^th ed.)
Michael D. Coe and Rex Koontz
(NY: Thames and Hudson, 2008)

Week
01

Mexico, "Preface," pp. 7-8

Mexico, Ch. 1, "Introduction," pp. 9-17

Look over Mexico, "Further Readings," pp. 238-242

Mexico, Ch. 2, "Early Hunters," pp. 18-25

Look over Mexico, "Chronological Table" on p. 236

Week
02

The Maya, "Preface, pp. 7-10

The Maya, "Introduction," pp. 10-26

The Maya, "Introduction," pp. 26-40

Look over The Maya, "Further Readings," pp. 249-253

Week
03

Mexico, Ch. 3, "The Archaic Period," pp. 26-38

The Maya, Ch. 2, "The Earliest Maya," pp. 40-59

Week
04

Mexico, Ch. 4, "The Preclassic Period: Early Villagers," pp. 39-58

Mexico, Ch. 5, "The Preclassic Period: Early Civilizations," pp. 59-76

Week
05

Mexico, Ch. 5, "The Preclassic Period: Early Civilizations," (cont.) pp. 76-100

Review for Midsemester Exam

Week
06

First Exam

The first exam will cover the above materials, in-class videos / movies, and lectures.

The f2013 Ancient Middle America Midterm Exam will be on Thursday, 10 October 2013

REM: Bring your Laptop
Laptop

Moodle Exams (and everything else on Moodle) works best with a Firefox

browser. If you do not have a Firefox browser on your laptop, download one (it's free).

After exam . . .

The Maya, Ch. 3, "The Rise of the Maya Civilization," pp. 60-89

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Week
07

Mexico, Ch. 6, "The Classic Period," pp. 101-121 [Teotihuacán]

The Maya, Ch. 9, "Maya Thought and Culture," pp. 218-249

Week
08

Mexico, Ch. 6, "The Classic Period," pp. 121-131

The Maya, Ch. 4, "Classic Splendor: The Early Period," pp. 89-99

Have a look at The Maya, "Dynastic Rulers of Classic Maya Cities," pp. 267-268

Week
09

The Maya, Ch. 4, "Classic Splendor: the Early Period," pp. 99-115

The Maya, Ch. 5, "Classic Splendor: the Late Period," pp. 115-131 [Tikál]

Week
10

The Maya, Ch. 5, "Classic Splendor: the Late Period," pp. 131-160

The Maya, Ch. 6, "The Terminal Classic," pp. 161-184

Mexico, Ch. 7, "The Epiclassic Period," pp. 132-150

Week
11

Mexico, Ch. 8, "The Post-Classic Period: the Toltec State," pp. 151-174

Mexico, Ch. 9, "The Post-Classic Period: Rival States," pp. 175-189

Week
12

The Maya, Ch. 7, "The Post-Classic," pp. 185-211

Week
13

Mexico, Ch. 10, "The Aztecs in 1519," pp. 190-224

Have a look at "Reigning Monarchs of the Aztec State" on p. 237

Week
14

The Maya, Ch. 8, "Maya Life on the Eve of the Conquest," pp. 212-217

The Maya, Ch. 10, "The Enduring Maya," pp. 250-262

Mexico, "Epilogue," pp. 225-231

Week
15

Mexico, "Visiting Mexico," pp. 232-235

The Maya,"Visiting the Maya Area," pp. 263-266

Review for Final Exam

Review, with emphasis on materials since the midsemester exam.

Week
16

Final Exam

The f2013 Ancient Middle America Final Exam will be at tba a.m. on tba, tba December 2013, in Cina 214

REM: Bring your Laptop

Moodle Exams (and everything else on Moodle) works best with a Firefox
browser. If you do not have a Firefox browser on your laptop, download one (it's free).

The final exam will cover materials from the entire quarter, but will emphasize materials since the midsemester, in-class videos / movies, and lectures.