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Ancient Middle America

Fall Semester 2012

Anth 3618-001 Ancient Middle America

28695 -001 LEC, 11:00 P.M. - 12:15 P.M. , Tu,Th (09/04/2012 - 12/14/2012), Cina  214, Roufs,Tim, 3 credits
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Cutting Costs for College Textbooks

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The Maya 8th Ed. is currently available online from about $17.61 new / $14.99 used, with a "Buyback Price" of $9.10. (+ p/h, at amazon.com & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25). The Amazon Book Trade-In Program will buy it back (the current Amazon Buyback price is $7.09. Which means the Amazon Price After Buyback would be $7.09--a real bargain, even with p/h added). (24 August 2011)

Mexico 6th Ed. is currently available online from about $13.96 new / $9.25 used, with a "Buyback Price" of $9.10. (+ p/h, at amazon.com & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25). The Amazon Book Trade-In Program will buy it back (the current Amazon Buyback price is $6.50. Which means the Amazon Price After Buyback would be $2.75--a real bargain, even with p/h added). (24 August 2011)

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assignments summary

The Maya

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

Text, Mexico, 6th Edition, Michael D. Coe and Rex Koontz.

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

Eight-Deer, Mixtec.
8-Deer, Mixtec Leader
Tula, Hidalgo, Toltec Capital

Olmlec head.
Olmec, Mexico

Tikal, Guatemala
Tikál, Guatemala

Maya stelae of Copán, Honduras,  Frederick Catherwood, 1839
Copán, Honduras

Tula, Hidalgo

Tula, Hidalgo, Toltec Capital
Aztec Sunstone Calendar

Aztec Sunstone
Jaguar
Spirits of the Jaguar
Clovis point
Clovis point
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Welcome to Ancient Middle America

textbooks for the course
general textbook information

UMD  
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September  2012
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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Passenger pigeon.

Martha, the last passenger pigeon in the world, d. 1914, "alone in captivity in a cage at the Cincinnati Zoo"
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  Week 01 Day 01
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Anth 3618 Ancient Middle America
Week 1 — Ancient Middle America: Introduction and Orientation
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Welcome Memo

Week 1 Memo
Week 1 Checking In

A note on the slide formats: Since at this point we do not know what software you are using on your computer, we offer the slides in two formats. We recommend you first try "(.pdf)" pdf logo.png, the “Portable Document Format” that is the open standard for document exchange. If you have problems with that format, please try "(.pptx)" pptx icon.jpg, Office PowerPoint 2007. It is unlikely that you will have problems with both of them, but if you do, please let us know: troufs@d.umn.edu. When the materials are on your screen they should be running as a slide show. If you want or need to upgrade your software, you can download the latest PowerPoint viewer free, as well as download the latest Adobe .pdf Reader free.

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First-Day Handout
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Orientation
slides: (.pdf) (.pptx)
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Introduction
slides: (.pdf) (.pptx)
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Meet Your Professor
(WebPage)
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handout: Anthropology and Its Parts
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  • Main Characteristics of Anthropology
    slides:
    (.pptx)

    (NOTE: This is a long slide set as it covers some very important background information that will be referred to often as we go through the semester. Please bear with it to the end. And it will take a little longer to load, so please bear with that also. There is no video presentation scheduled for this and next week as the base slide sets tend to be a little longer than "normal.")

    • the four fields of general anthropology

    • culture as a primary concept

    • comparative method as major approach

    • holism as a primary theoretical goal

    • fieldwork as a primary research technique
WebPage Summary
"Anthropology and . . . It's Parts" chart
  • "Other Important Terms"
    slides: (.pptx)

  • Units of Analysis
    slides:
    (.pptx)

  • Three Major Perennial Debates
    slides: (.pptx)

    [see note on slide formats] (NOTE: This is a long slide set as it covers more than 2000+ years. Please bear with it to the end. Please bear with it to the end. And it will take a little longer to load, so please bear with that also. There is no video presentation scheduled for this and next week as the base slide sets tend to be a little longer than "normal.")
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Day 01 Tuesday, 4 September 2012 nlt 11:56

video:
Woman of Chamula
(14 min., 1969, VC 128)

streaming video
course viewing guide

Maya woman at the Market.

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handout:
map: - Major Political Divisions
handout:
map: Major Archaeological Sites
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Day 02 Thursday, 6 September 2012 nlt 11:52

video:
Sentinels of Silence
(19 min., 1990, VC 1611)

film HomePage
course viewing guide

map thumbnail
map

Tikal.

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Finding Information on Ancient Cultures of Middle America
slides: (.pdf) (.pptx)
(Download PowerPoint Viewer Free) (Download Adobe .pdf Reader Free)
[see note on slide formats]

For Week 1 Activities see Moodle logo.

readings:

Mexico
"Preface," pp. 7-8

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

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

Text, Mexico, 6th Edition, Michael D. Coe and Rex Koontz.

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readings:

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

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

Text, Mexico, 6th Edition, Michael D. Coe and Rex Koontz.

For Week 1 Activities see Moodle logo.

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Anth 3618 Ancient Middle America
Week 2 — Mesoamerica: The Area and Its People
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Week 2 Memo
tba, Brief Presentation by MPIRG Duluth
 
handout:
Major Archaeological Periods (Timeline)
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Anth 3618 Ancient Middle America Forum Response Samples
Anth 3635 Peoples and Cultures of Europe Forum Response Samples

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Orientation to Anthropology and to Mesoamerica
(cont.)

  • Main Characteristics of Anthropology
    slides:
    (.pptx)

    (NOTE: This is a long slide set as it covers some very important background information that will be referred to often as we go through the semester. Please bear with it to the end. And it will take a little longer to load, so please bear with that also. There is no video presentation scheduled for this and next week as the base slide sets tend to be a little longer than "normal.")

    • the four fields of general anthropology

    • culture as a primary concept

    • comparative method as major approach

    • holism as a primary theoretical goal

    • fieldwork as a primary research technique
WebPage Summary
"Anthropology and . . . It's Parts" chart
  • "Other Important Terms"
    slides: (.pptx)

  • Units of Analysis
    slides:
    (.pptx)

  • Three Major Perennial Debates
    slides: (.pptx)

    [see note on slide formats] (NOTE: This is a long slide set as it covers more than 2000+ years. Please bear with it to the end. Please bear with it to the end. And it will take a little longer to load, so please bear with that also. There is no video presentation scheduled for this and next week as the base slide sets tend to be a little longer than "normal.")
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Ethnographic Analogy:
Rural-Urban Patterns in Central Highland Mexico

(introduction, as time permits)

Compound of the Nine Brothers, Nuevo Leon
slides (.pdf) (.pptx)
(Detailed Nuevo Leon map)
 
San Luis Potosi, SLP
slides (.pdf) (.pptx)
(Detailed San Luis Potosi map)
 
Central Highland Mexico: Tepeapulco, Hidalgo
slides (.pdf) (.pptx)
(Detailed Hidalgo map)
 
Rural Village Patterns in the state of Hidalgo
slides (.pdf) (.pptx)
(Detailed Hidalgo map)
a brief note on How to Study for Exams

Day 04 Thursday, 13 September 2012 nlt 11:10

video:
"The Fifth World of the Aztecs"
(60 min., 1997, UM Duluth Library Multimedia (F1430 .S65 2006 DVD), VC 3403-4)

film HomePage
course viewing guide

Aztec eagle in cactus.

Aztec legendary eagle

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readings:

The Maya
"Preface, pp. 7-10

The Maya
"Introduction," pp. 10-26

Text, The Maya, 8th Edition, Michael D. Coe.

readings:

The Maya
"Introduction," pp. 26-40

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

Text, The Maya, 8th Edition, Michael D. Coe.

For Week 2 Activities see Moodle logo.
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Rosh Hashana
begins at sunset September 16, 2012 - nightfall September 18, 2012
           

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Anth 3618 Ancient Middle America

Week 3 — Who Were the First Americans?
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Week 3 Memo

Kennewick Man on cover of Time, 13 March 2006.
13 March 2006

Assignment Review:
Case Study
slides:
Coming to America

Week 3 Day 5, Tuesday, 18 September 2012 nlt 11:10

video:
Scientific American Frontiers: "Coming into America," Alan Alda
(60 min., 2004, UM DULUTH Library Multimedia E99.C832 C66 2004 DVD)

film HomePage
course viewing guide

Coming into America DVD.

slides:
Major features of natural areas

Week 3 Day 6, Thursday, 20 September 2012 nlt 11:13

video:
The Search for Ancient Americans
(57 min., 1988, CC, VC 1299)

film HomePage
course viewing guide

Search for Ancient America tape.

slides:
Coming to America

Mesoamerican Stages
(Periods)

 stages handout
(as defined by various authors)

(read from bottom to top)

V. Spanish Conquest  
IV. (slides: Postclassic.pptx)
III. Classic (slides: Classic.pptx)
II. Mesoamerica Identifies Itself

(slides: Preclassici_Intro.pptx)
(slides: Preclassic_Middle.pptx)
(slides: Preclassic_Late.pptx)

 

I.

 

"Hunting / Gathering"

Archaic, or Incipient Agriculturalists

(slides: Archaic.pptx)



Sites:
  Tepexpan
(map) (slides: Tepexpan.ppt)
 
Tehuacán
(handout) (map) (slides: Tehuacan.ppt)
 
Cuello
(map) (slides: Cuello.ppt)

For Week 3 Activities see Moodle logo.

readings:

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

Text, Mexico, 6th Edition, Michael D. Coe and Rex Koontz.

readings:

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

Text, The Maya, 8th Edition, Michael D. Coe.

For Week 3 Activities see Moodle logo.

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Yom Kippur begins at sundown


 

 


Michaelmas
Eat no blackberries after this day. . .--The Writer's Almanac


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Anth 3618 Ancient Middle America
Week 4 — American Archaeology
envelope
Week 4 Memo
Basic Terms and Concepts in American Archaeology
(introduction, time permitting)
review handout:
Archaeological stages (periods)

Week 4 Day 08 Thursday, 27 September 2012 nlt 11:10

video:
Search for the Lost Cave People
(60 min., 1998, VC 3339)

film HomePage
course viewing guide

Search for the Lost Cave People video.

For Week 4 Activities see Moodle logo.

readings:

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

Text, Mexico, 6th Edition, Michael D. Coe and Rex Koontz.

readings:

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

Text, Mexico, 6th Edition, Michael D. Coe and Rex Koontz.

For Week 4 Activities see Moodle logo.

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s2019 Wiki questions for the Midterm Exam are due by the end of Week 5, Saturday, 16 February 2019


s2019 Informal Project Statement, or Project Proposal for your Case Study (up to 20 points)
due by the end of Week 7, Saturday, 2 March 2019.

The informal statement can be very straightforward. It's a simple statement of . . .

"Here's what I'm interested in doing. . . .

Here's why I'm interested in that. . . . 

Here's what I think will be useful for that project. . . .

This means that you should include three or four references to materials and activities (such as interviewing someone . . .) that you think would be helpful to your in working on your project. (No, you do not have to do an interview, that's just one possibility.)

If you include a reference to a source on the web, be sure to give its full reference (not just the URL). For a web page your full reference should look something like this (include as much of this material as is available for the site[s] you are looking at):

For this assignment you may turn in the sources information any way you like --  except that if you are using a web site include the name of the web site (and author, if it has an author) in addition to the URL.  (That is, do not just cite the URL.)

Roufs, Timothy G. and Kathleen Smyth Roufs. Sweet Treats. accessed 8 February 2019. http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anthfood/SweetTreats.html#title.

For the "Promissory Abstract" and "Working Bibliography" (that are due in two weeks) and for the Case Study itself (due at the end of the semester) you need to use APA or MLA or Turabian/Chicago Style or a standard scientific method.  Which of those you use is up to you.

What do you think?"

Or, it can be something like . . .

"I'm thinking about doing a project on X or Y, but can't make up my mind.

Here's what I'm interested in, and why. . . .

Here are some things that look like they might be useful for the project. . . .

This means that you should include three or four references to materials and activities (such as interviewing someone . . .) that you think would be helpful to your in working on your project. (No, you do not have to do an interview, that's just one possibility.)

If you include a reference to a source on the web, be sure to give its full reference (not just the URL). For a web page your full reference should look something like this (include as much of this material as is available for the site[s] you are looking at):

Roufs, Timothy G. and Kathleen Smyth Roufs. Sweet Treats. accessed 8 February 2019. http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anthfood/SweetTreats.html#title.

What do you think?"

A more formal statement (a "Promissory Abstract") of what you eventually decide upon isn't due for another two weeks.

 
Anth 3618 Ancient Middle America
Week 5 —Preclassic Period: Mesoamerica Identifies Itself
envelope
Week 5 Memo

Week 5 Day 09 Tuesday, 2 October 2012 nlt 11:41

video:
Excavations at La Venta
(29 min., VC 3284)

course viewing guide

Cabeza Colosal nº1 del Museo Xalapa, San Lorenzo (Wikipedia)

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Week 5 Day 10 Tuesday, 4 October 2012 nlt 11:20

video:
Looking for One Beginning: The Fallacy of Diffusionism
(51 min., 2001, UM DULUTH Library Multimedia CC100 .L66 2002 DVD)?

course viewing guide

Diffusion (anthropology) -- Wikipedia

Panel from the back of the golden throne of King Tut.

Kon-Tiki.
Kon-Tiki

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Preclassic

Mesoamerican Stages
(Periods)

 stages handout
(as defined by various authors)

(read from bottom to top)

V. Spanish Conquest  
IV. (slides: Postclassic.pptx)
III. Classic (slides: Classic.pptx)
II.

Mesoamerica Identifies Itself

  (slides: Preclassic_Late.pptx)
  (slides: Preclassic_Middle.pptx)
  (slides: Preclassic_Early.pptx)

 

I.

 

"Hunting / Gathering"

Archaic, or Incipient Agriculturalists

(slides: Archaic.pptx)



Sites:
  Tepexpan
(map) (slides: Tepexpan.ppt)
 
Tehuacán
(handout) (map) (slides: Tehuacan.ppt)
 
Cuello
(map) (slides: Cuello.ppt)


Mano and Metate

For Week 5 Activities see Moodle logo.

readings:

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

Text, Mexico, 6th Edition, Michael D. Coe and Rex Koontz.

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Review for Midsemester Exam

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s2019 Wiki questions for the Midterm Exam are due by the end of Week 5, Saturday, 16 February 2019


s2019 Informal Project Statement, or Project Proposal for your Case Study (up to 20 points)
due by the end of Week 7, Saturday, 2 March 2019.

The informal statement can be very straightforward. It's a simple statement of . . .

"Here's what I'm interested in doing. . . .

Here's why I'm interested in that. . . . 

Here's what I think will be useful for that project. . . .

This means that you should include three or four references to materials and activities (such as interviewing someone . . .) that you think would be helpful to your in working on your project. (No, you do not have to do an interview, that's just one possibility.)

If you include a reference to a source on the web, be sure to give its full reference (not just the URL). For a web page your full reference should look something like this (include as much of this material as is available for the site[s] you are looking at):

For this assignment you may turn in the sources information any way you like --  except that if you are using a web site include the name of the web site (and author, if it has an author) in addition to the URL.  (That is, do not just cite the URL.)

Roufs, Timothy G. and Kathleen Smyth Roufs. Sweet Treats. accessed 8 February 2019. http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anthfood/SweetTreats.html#title.

For the "Promissory Abstract" and "Working Bibliography" (that are due in two weeks) and for the Case Study itself (due at the end of the semester) you need to use APA or MLA or Turabian/Chicago Style or a standard scientific method.  Which of those you use is up to you.

What do you think?"

Or, it can be something like . . .

"I'm thinking about doing a project on X or Y, but can't make up my mind.

Here's what I'm interested in, and why. . . .

Here are some things that look like they might be useful for the project. . . .

This means that you should include three or four references to materials and activities (such as interviewing someone . . .) that you think would be helpful to your in working on your project. (No, you do not have to do an interview, that's just one possibility.)

If you include a reference to a source on the web, be sure to give its full reference (not just the URL). For a web page your full reference should look something like this (include as much of this material as is available for the site[s] you are looking at):

Roufs, Timothy G. and Kathleen Smyth Roufs. Sweet Treats. accessed 8 February 2019. http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anthfood/SweetTreats.html#title.

What do you think?"

A more formal statement (a "Promissory Abstract") of what you eventually decide upon isn't due for another two weeks.

For Week 5 Activities see Moodle logo.

© 1998-2024 Timothy G. Roufs — All rights reserved
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World Food Day

Food Day Canada
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Food Day U.S.A
is 24 October

 

     


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The s2019 Ancient Middle America Midterm Exam will be Tuesday, 26 February 2019

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Preclassic

Mesoamerican Stages
(Periods)

 stages handout
(as defined by various authors)

(read from bottom to top)

V. Spanish Conquest  
IV. (slides: Postclassic.pptx)
III. Classic (slides: Classic.pptx)
II.

Mesoamerica Identifies Itself

  (slides: Preclassic_Late.pptx)
  (slides: Preclassic_Middle.pptx)
  (slides: Preclassic_Early.pptx)

 

I.

 

"Hunting / Gathering"

Archaic, or Incipient Agriculturalists

(slides: Archaic.pptx)



Sites:
  Tepexpan
(map) (slides: Tepexpan.ppt)
 
Tehuacán
(handout) (map) (slides: Tehuacan.ppt)
 
Cuello
(map) (slides: Cuello.ppt)


Cabeza Colosal nº1 del Museo Xalapa, San Lorenzo (Wikipedia)

For Week 6 Activities see Moodle logo.

assignment:
Review for Midsemester Exam
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Thursday: Midterm Exam 1

The s2019 Ancient Middle America Midterm Exam will be Tuesday, 26 February 2019

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Taking Notes from Lectures

Special Facilities / Arrangements

Text Assignments Summary for Weeks 08 - 15

Basic Information about the texts

Writing Essays for Exams
OWL, Online Writing Lab, Purdue University.
(Purdue University Online Writing Lab)

Sample Exam Questions

extra help with exams

For Week 6 Activities see Moodle logo.

readings:

after exam . . .

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

Text, The Maya, 8th Edition, Michael D. Coe.

For Week 6 Activities see Moodle logo.

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World Food Day, 16 October 2012
Anth 3618 Ancient Middle America
Week 7 — The Classic Period
envelope
Week 7 Memo

Review Midterm Exams
Grades and Grading
"The Strike Zone"
"Grading Gymnastics . . ."

It's always a good idea to review the OWL's advice before every exam:

Writing Essays for Exams
 OWL logo--Online Writing Lab, Purdue University

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Basic Terms and Concepts in American Archaeology
[stages]

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review handout:
Archaeological stages
(periods)

Stages handout thumbnail.
(handout)


Classic

Mesoamerican Stages
(Periods)

 stages handout
(as defined by various authors)

(read from bottom to top)

V. Spanish Conquest  
IV. (slides: Postclassic.pptx)
III. Classic

(slides: Classic.pptx)

(chart : Classic_Terminal)
(chart: Classic_Late)
(chart: Classic_Early)

 

II. Mesoamerica Identifies Itself

(slides: Preclassici_Intro.pptx)

(slides: Preclassic_Late.pptx)
(slides: Preclassic_Middle.pptx)

(slides: Preclassic_Early.pptx)

 

I.

 

"Hunting / Gathering"

Archaic, or Incipient Agriculturalists

(slides: Archaic.pptx)



Sites:
  Tepexpan
(map) (slides: Tepexpan.ppt)
 
Tehuacán
(handout) (map) (slides: Tehuacan.ppt)
 
Cuello
(map) (slides: Cuello.ppt)

 Middle American Classic Sites

(slides: Classic.pptx)

 

A.D.
925

800

 

Terminal Classic

 

Classic Maya collapse,
Putún ascendancy

 

 

 

Puuc , Maya

Chichén Itzá

 

A.D.
900

600

 

Late Classic

 

Bonampak murals

height of Maya civilization

reign of Pacal at Palenque

 

"Totonac"?

 

 

El Tajín

 

 

 

 

 

Zapotec

Xochicalco

Edzna

Cholula

Bonampak

Monte Albán IV

Monte Albán III-B

Palenque

Uxmal

El Tajín
(Veracruz)

Remojadas
(Veracruz)

Puuc

ca .
A.D.
700
-
650

 

Fall of Teotihuacán

 

 

A.D.
600

150
/ 250

 

 

Early Classic

 

 

height of Teotihuacán domination and influence

 

 

Teotihuacános

 

 

Teotihuacán III

 

 

 

 

Maya

Copán
(Yax K'uk Mo')

Tikal
(Petén)

Uaxactún
(Petén)

Monte Albán IIIb

Kaminal- juyú
(highland)
Esperanza phase

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Teotihuacán
WebPage
(slides)
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Day 14 Thursday, 18 October 2012 nlt 11:43

video:
Teotihuacán: The City of the Gods
(27 min., 2002, UM DULUTH Library Multimedia F1219.1.T27 .T44 2001 DVD)

film HomePage
course viewing guide

Carving of Quetzal.coat.
Quetzalcoatl

For Week 7 Activities see Moodle logo.

readings:

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

Text, Mexico, 6th Edition, Michael D. Coe and Rex Koontz.

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readings:

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

Text, The Maya, 8th Edition, Michael D. Coe.

For Week 7 Activities see Moodle logo.

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  Week 08 Day 15
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  Week 08 Day 16
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Food Day U.S.A.

World Food Day
was 8 October

Food Day Canada
is in August on the Saturday of Civic Holiday Weekend (the first Monday of August)
 


 

 

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Week 8 — Classic Period Life
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Week 8 Memo


 Middle American Classic Sites

(slides: Classic.pptx)

 

A.D.
925

800

 

Terminal Classic

 

Classic Maya collapse,
Putún ascendancy

 

 

 

Puuc , Maya

Chichén Itzá

 

A.D.
900

600

 

Late Classic

 

Bonampak murals

height of Maya civilization

reign of Pacal at Palenque

 

"Totonac"?

 

 

El Tajín

 

 

 

 

 

Zapotec

Xochicalco

Edzna

Cholula

Bonampak

Monte Albán IV

Monte Albán III-B

Palenque

Uxmal

El Tajín
(Veracruz)

Remojadas
(Veracruz)

Puuc

ca .
A.D.
700
-
650

 

Fall of Teotihuacán

 

 

A.D.
600

150
/ 250

 

 

Early Classic

 

 

height of Teotihuacán domination and influence

 

 

Teotihuacános

 

 

Teotihuacán III

 

 

 

 

Maya

Copán
(Yax K'uk Mo')

Tikal
(Petén)

Uaxactún
(Petén)

Monte Albán IIIb

Kaminal- juyú
(highland)
Esperanza phase

Week 8 Day 16 Thursday, 25 October 2012 nlt 11:10

video:
episode 2 of the Spirits of the Jaguar series

"Forests of the Maya"

(60 min., 1997, UM DULUTH Library Multimedia F1430 .S65 2006 DVD)

"The Fifth World of the Aztecs"
that we saw Week 02 is another episode in the series

course viewing guide

Jaguar

The trunk of a Ceiba tree>
Wikipedia

For Week 8 Activities see Moodle logo.

readings:

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

 Text, Mexico, 6th Edition, Michael D. Coe and Rex Koontz.

readings:

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

Text, The Maya, 8th Edition, Michael D. Coe.

For Week 8 Activities see Moodle logo.

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  Week 09 Day 17
31 1
  Week 09 Day 18
2 3


 

   


Samhain,
and Neopagan new year


Day of the Dead,
Día de los Muertos
-- Mexico

   

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Week 9 — Classic Period Mathematics, Science, and Writing
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Week 9 Memo


Day 17 Tuesday, 30 October 2012 nlt 11:40

video:
Culture and Math: The Maya
(15/31 min., 2006, UM DULUTH Library Multimedia F1435.3.M35 C85 2006 DVD)

film HomePage
course viewing guide

 Mayan numbers.

 Maya Numerals
 Wikipedia

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slides:
Mesoamerican Mathematics
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Day 18 Thursday, 1 November 2012 nlt 11:16

video:
Cracking the Maya Code
(54 min, 2008, UM DULUTH Library Multimedia F1435.3.W75 C73 2008 DVD)

film HomePage
viewing guide

Maya glyphs in stucco at the Museo de sitio in Palenque, Mexico.

Maya glyphs in stucco at the Museo de sitio in Palenque, Mexico

For Week 9 Activities see Moodle logo.

readings:

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

Text, The Maya, 8th Edition, Michael D. Coe.

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readings:

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

Text, The Maya, 8th Edition, Michael D. Coe.

For Week 9 Activities see Moodle logo.

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  Week 10 Day 19
7 8
  Week 10 Day 20
9 10


 

     
   
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Week 10 — The Classic Period: Economies and Empires
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Week 10 Memo


Week 10 Day 19 Tuesday, 6 November 2012 nlt 11:10

video:
Maya Lords of the Jungle
(60 min., 1981, VC 212)

film HomePage
 course viewing guide

 l
 Maya stelae of Copán, Honduras
 Frederick Catherwood, 1839

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Week 10 Day 20 Thursday, 8 November 2012 nlt 11:10

video:

Out of the Past: "Artisans and Traders"
(60 min., 1993, UM DULUTH Library Multimedia CC165 .O97 1993b DVD Disc 2)

film HomePage
 course viewing guide


 Copan Jade
 Copán Jade
Honduras

For Week 10 Activities see Moodle logo.

readings:

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

Text, The Maya, 8th Edition, Michael D. Coe.

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readings:

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

Text, The Maya, 8th Edition, Michael D. Coe.

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

 Text, Mexico, 6th Edition, Michael D. Coe and Rex Koontz.

 

s2019 The MA Extra Credit due by the end of Week 13, by Saturday, 20 April 2019.
AVISO: Late Extra Credit Papers will not be accepted unless (1) arrangements for an alternate date have been arranged in advance, or (2) medical emergencies or similar extraordinary unexpected circumstances make it unfeasible to turn in the assignment by the announced due date. Why?

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  Week 11 Day 21
14 15
  Week 11 Day 22
16 17


 

 

Diwali, a religious holiday in India


 

     

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Week 11 — The Collapse
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 Week 11 Memo

Day 21 Tuesday, 13 November 2012 nlt 11:10

video:
Lost Kingdoms of the Maya
(60 min., 1993, UM DULUTH Library Multimedia F1435 .L67 2009 DVD)

film HomePage

 course viewing guide

 Video: Lost Kingdoms of the Maya

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Day 22 Thursday, 15 November 2012 nlt 11:10

video:

Out of the past: "The Collapse"
(60 min., 1993, UM DULUTH Library Multimedia CC165 .O97 1993b DVD Disc 4)
watch online

film HomePage

 course viewing guide

Collapse video header.

 Map of Major Mayan Archaeological Sites

 Map of the
 Mayan World
-- NOVA

For Week 11 Activities see Moodle logo.

readings:

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

 Text, Mexico, 6th Edition, Michael D. Coe and Rex Koontz.

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readings:

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

 Text, Mexico, 6th Edition, Michael D. Coe and Rex Koontz.

For Week 11 Activities see Moodle logo.

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International Education Week -- 12-16 November 2012
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18 19 20
  Week 12 Day 23
21 22 23 24
       

U.S.A. Holiday
Thanksgiving

1922
Howard Carter enters the tomb of Tutankhamun




 
25 26 27
  Week 12 Day 24
28 29
  Week 13 Day 25
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Week 12 — The Postclassic Period

envelope
 Week 12 Memo

handout:
Postclassic

Stages handout thumbnail.
stages handout

(slides: Postclassic.pptx)

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Mesoamerican Stages
(Periods)

 stages handout
(as defined by various authors)

(read from bottom to top)

V. Spanish Conquest  
IV. (slides: Postclassic.pptx)
III. Classic (slides: Classic.pptx)
II. Mesoamerica Identifies Itself

(slides: Preclassici_Intro.pptx)
(slides: Preclassic_Middle.pptx)
(slides: Preclassic_Late.pptx)

 

I.

 

"Hunting / Gathering"

Archaic, or Incipient Agriculturalists

(slides: Archaic.pptx)



Sites:
  Tepexpan
(map) (slides: Tepexpan.ppt)
 
Tehuacán
(handout) (map) (slides: Tehuacan.ppt)
 
Cuello
(map) (slides: Cuello.ppt)
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Day 24 Tuesday, 27 November 2012 nlt 11:10

(after Thanksgiving)

video:

[clean DVD disk]

Out of the Past: "New Worlds"
(60 min., 1993, UM DULUTH Library Multimedia CC165 .O97 1993b DVD Disc 1)
watch online

film HomePage

course viewing guide
view on-line at www.learner.org/

(registration required, but is free)

Tenochtitlan.

Tenochtitlán

Also in the Out of the Past series:

"Artisans and Traders"
(60 min., 1993, UM DULUTH Library Multimedia CC165 .O97 1993b DVD Disc 2)
watch online

"The Collapse"
(60 min., 1993, UM DULUTH Library Multimedia CC165 .O97 1993b DVD Disc 4)
watch online

 

Macchu Picchu

Macchu Picchu
(Across the Divide Expeditions)

 

For Week 12 Activities see Moodle

readings:

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

Text, The Maya, 8th Edition, Michael D. Coe.

For Week 12 Activities see Moodle
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  Week 13 Day 25
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December  2012
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
            1

 

 

           
2 3 4
  Week 13 Day 26
5 6
  Week 14 Day 27
7 8
       


 

 

Chanukah
December 8 to sunset, December 16, 2012

 

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Week 13 — The Early Postclassic: Toltecs and "Toltecized" Maya
(Week 13 starts on Thursday)
envelope
 
Week 13 Memo

handout:
 Postclassic

 Stages handout thumbnail.
  stages handout

(slides: Postclassic.pptx)

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Day 26 Tuesday, 4 December 2012 nlt 11:43

video:
Chichén Itzá: At the Mouth of the Well
(27 min., 2001, UM DULUTH Library Multimedia F1435.1.C5 C44 2001 DVD)

film HomePage

  course viewing guide

 The Observatory, Chichen Itza

The Observatory
(Edward Dawson)

Sacred Cenote at Chichen Itza.

Sacred Cenote at Chichén Itzá
Wikipedia

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Mesoamerican Stages
(Periods)

 stages handout
(as defined by various authors)

(read from bottom to top)

V. Spanish Conquest  
IV. (slides: Postclassic.pptx)
III. Classic (slides: Classic.pptx)
II. Mesoamerica Identifies Itself

(slides: Preclassici_Intro.pptx)
(slides: Preclassic_Middle.pptx)
(slides: Preclassic_Late.pptx)

 

I.

 

"Hunting / Gathering"

Archaic, or Incipient Agriculturalists

(slides: Archaic.pptx)



Sites:
  Tepexpan
(map) (slides: Tepexpan.ppt)
 
Tehuacán
(handout) (map) (slides: Tehuacan.ppt)
 
Cuello
(map) (slides: Cuello.ppt)
For Week 13 Activities see Moodle

readings:

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

have a look at . . .

Mexico
"Reigning Monarchs of the Aztec State" on p. 237

 Text, Mexico, 6th Edition, Michael D. Coe and Rex Koontz.

For Week 13 Activities see Moodle
s2019 The MA Case Study is due no later than the end of Week 13, Saturday, 20 April 2019

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2 3 4
  Week 13 Day 26
5 6
  Week 14 Day 27
7 8
       


 

 

Chanukah
December 8 to sunset, December 16, 2012

 

UMD  
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December  2012
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9 10 11
  Week 14 Day 28
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  Week 15 Day 29
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s2019 The MA Extra Credit Term Paper Term Paper is due by the end of Week 13, by Saturday, 20 April 2019.

AVISO:
Late Extra Credit Papers will not be accepted unless (1) arrangements for an alternate date have been arranged in advance, or (2) medical emergencies or similar extraordinary unexpected circumstances make it unfeasible to turn in the assignment by the announced due date. Why?

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Week 14 — The Late Postclassic: Aztecs
(Week 14 starts on Thursday)
envelope
 
Week 14 Memo

handout:
 Postclassic

 Stages handout thumbnail.
  stages handout

(slides: Postclassic.pptx)

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slides:
Aztec (.pptx)

 Aztec Map

 Map of the Aztec Empire

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Week 14 Day 27 Thursday, 6 December 2012 nlt 11:23

video:
Ancient Civilizations: The Aztecs
(47 min., 1999, VC 3530)

film HomePage

 course viewing guide

 Tenochtitlan.

 Tenochtitlán

Tepetlaoztoc Codex, Manuscript.

Tepetlaoztoc Codex, Manuscript

 Aztec Sunstone Calendar

Aztec Sunstone Calendar

 

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course evaluation
(Day 28: Tuesday, 14 December 2010)

Lady Justice (Iustitia, the Roman Goddess of Justice.

Anth 3618 - 001
Course Call # = 28695
Quarter = 3 Fall
Year = 12
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Day 28 Tuesday, 11 December 2012 nlt 11:10

video:
Secrets of the Dead: "Aztec Massacre"
(60 min., 2008, UM DULUTH Library Multimedia F1219.73 .S43 2008 DVD)

film HomePage
  course viewing guide

 Aztec Massacre video.

 Cortes' Route into Mexico
 Cortes' Route into Mexico
(larger map)

 

Day 29 Thursday, 13 December 2012 nlt 11:18

video:

The Sweat of the Sun
(52 min., 1975, VC 169)
(slides)

course viewing guide

Three major driving forces of early exploration and colonization of Middle and South America were . . .
spices
"pagan" souls to be saved
gold

Sweat of the Sun is a comparative look at gold . . .

At the very end of the film note the similarities between some of these practices at Laguna de Guatavita (Columbia) and the offerings at the sacred cenote at Chichén Itzá

 

Aztec gold.
Aztec Gold

 

 

Aztec gold.

Aztec Gold

Inca Gold

Inca Gold

 

 

Mesoamerican Stages
(Periods)

 stages handout
(as defined by various authors)

(read from bottom to top)

V. Spanish Conquest  
IV. (slides: Postclassic.pptx)
III. Classic (slides: Classic.pptx)
II. Mesoamerica Identifies Itself

(slides: Preclassici_Intro.pptx)
(slides: Preclassic_Middle.pptx)
(slides: Preclassic_Late.pptx)

 

I.

 

"Hunting / Gathering"

Archaic, or Incipient Agriculturalists

(slides: Archaic.pptx)



Sites:
  Tepexpan
(map) (slides: Tepexpan.ppt)
 
Tehuacán
(handout) (map) (slides: Tehuacan.ppt)
 
Cuello
(map) (slides: Cuello.ppt)
For Week 14 Activities see Moodle

readings:

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

Text, The Maya, 8th Edition, Michael D. Coe.

Mexico
"Epilogue," pp. 225-231

 Text, Mexico, 6th Edition, Michael D. Coe and Rex Koontz.

 
assignment:
Review for Final Exam

Image of a blue book.

Final Exam information
is available at
<http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth3618/maexams.html#final>


Click on the various items for details

Review the materials

in your texts

Text, The Maya, 8th Edition, Michael D. Coe.
Text, Mexico, 6th Edition, Michael D. Coe and Rex Koontz.



in your class notes
and on the
 video viewing guide



Useful Information:

  UMD Study Strategies
 
 Test Taking Strategies

  Learning Styles

  Listening Skills

  Taking Notes from Lectures

  Special Facilities / Arrangements

 Text Assignments Summary for Weeks 08 - 15

 Basic Information about the texts

  Writing Essays for Exams
  OWL, Online Writing Lab, Purdue University.
(Purdue University Online Writing Lab)

  Sample Exam Questions: Final

  extra help with exams

For Week 14 Activities see Moodle
s2019 The MA Extra Credit Term Paper Term Paper is due by the end of Week 13, by Saturday, 20 April 2019.

AVISO:
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Winter Solstice , also known as Yule

2012
13.0.0.0.0
end of the Mayan 13th b'ak'tun
 



 

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Ancient Middle America Final Exam

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Anth 3618 Ancient Middle America

Week 15 — New Worlds: The Conquest
envelope
 
Week 15 Memo
 End of Semester Memo

handout:
 Postclassic

 Stages handout thumbnail.
  stages handout

(slides: Postclassic.pptx)

 

Day 29 Thursday, 15 December 2011 nlt 11:18

Three major driving forces of early exploration and colonization
of Middle and South America were . . .
spices
"pagan" souls to be saved
gold

Sweat of the Sun is a comparative look at gold . . .

video:
The Sweat of the Sun
(52 min., 1975, VC 169)

(slides)

  course viewing guide

Aztec gold.
Aztec Gold

Aztec gold.
Aztec Gold

 Inca Gold

Inca Gold

At the very end of the film note the similarities between some of these practices at Laguna de Guatavita (Columbia) and the offerings at the sacred cenote at Chichén Itzá

 

Mesoamerican Stages
(Periods)

 stages handout
(as defined by various authors)

(read from bottom to top)

V. Spanish Conquest  
IV. (slides: Postclassic.pptx)
III. Classic (slides: Classic.pptx)
II. Mesoamerica Identifies Itself

(slides: Preclassici_Intro.pptx)
(slides: Preclassic_Middle.pptx)
(slides: Preclassic_Late.pptx)

 

I.

 

"Hunting / Gathering"

Archaic, or Incipient Agriculturalists

(slides: Archaic.pptx)



Sites:
  Tepexpan
(map) (slides: Tepexpan.ppt)
 
Tehuacán
(handout) (map) (slides: Tehuacan.ppt)
 
Cuello
(map) (slides: Cuello.ppt)
For Week 15 Activities see Moodle

readings:

Mexico
"Visiting Mexico
," pp. 232-235

 Text, Mexico, 6th Edition, Michael D. Coe and Rex Koontz.

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

Text, The Maya, 8th Edition, Michael D. Coe.

Review for Final Exam

 
assignment:
Review for Final Exam

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Final Exam information
is available at
<http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth3618/maexams.html#final>


Click on the various items for details

Review the materials

in your texts

Text, The Maya, 8th Edition, Michael D. Coe.
Text, Mexico, 6th Edition, Michael D. Coe and Rex Koontz.



in your class notes
and on the
 video viewing guide



Useful Information:

  UMD Study Strategies
 
 Test Taking Strategies

  Learning Styles

  Listening Skills

  Taking Notes from Lectures

  Special Facilities / Arrangements

  Text Assignments Summary for Weeks 08 - 15

 Basic Information about the texts

  Writing Essays for Exams
  OWL, Online Writing Lab, Purdue University.
(Purdue University Online Writing Lab)

  Sample Exam Questions: Final

  extra help with exams

For Week 15 Activities see Moodle

Ancient Middle America Final Exam

s2019 Wiki questions for the Ancient Middle America Final exam are due by the end of Week 14, Saturday, 27 April 2019

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What can I do with a degree in Anthropology?


Credit Options at UMD


This course is governed by the . . .

University of Minnesota Duluth Student Academic Integrity Policy
<http://d.umn.edu/academic-affairs/academic-policies/classroom-policies/student-academic-integrity>

UMD Office of Student and Community Standards
<http://www.d.umn.edu/conduct/>
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Student Academic Integrity
-- UMD Office of Academic Affairs (Effective: November 22, 2011)

Use of AI-content generators for assignments in this class

When I taught Advanced Writing for the Social Sciences here at UMD, for over twenty-five years, my rule of thumb advice to students was to plan to spend 60% or more of their time and effort revising drafts (for academic type writing).

In 2001 Wikipedia appeared on the scene and very quickly became a useful tool as a starting point for many academic projects even though as an open-source resource the Wikipedia entries are not checked and verified in the same manner as other traditional reference materials.

Spelling and grammar checkers arrived on the general scene and helped with spelling and grammar checking, but, as you no doubt have discovered, they continue to require human editing.

And, of course, before that we had a selection of excellent Encyclopedia offering good starting points for many projects, the most popular being The Encyclopedia Brittanica.

And long before that there were libraries--since at least the days of Alexandria in Egypt, in the third century B.C.

The bottom line . . .

Today the evolution of research resources and aids continues with the relatively rapid appearance of ChatGPT and other automated content generators.

As many folks have already found out, they can be very useful as starting points, much like their predecessors. But, from the academic point of view, they are still only starting points.

Professors nationwide are for the most part advised, and even encouraged, to experiment with the potentials of ChatGPT and similar apps.

In this class it is fine to experiment, with the caveat that all of your written academic work demonstrates that your personal efforts—including content development and revision—reflect your personal originality, exploration, analysis, explanation, integrating and synthesizing of ideas, organizational skills, evaluation, and overall learning and critical thinking efforts.

That is to say you may experiment with the AI tool to do tasks such as e.g, brainstorming, narrowing topics, writing first drafts, editing text, and the like. AI-generated works should in no case be more than that.

In the end you need to become familiar enough with the various subjects, peoples, and places discussed in this class to research a topic and problem-solve on your own, and carry on an intelligent conversation about them in modern-day society . . . a conversation that goes byond your voicing an unsupported opinion.

Please ask questions of and offer comments to
e-mail
troufs@d.umn.edu

USEFUL LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION:

For the record, what follows is the official UMD Academic Integrity Policy. Note that "unless otherwise noted by the faculty member" this is the default policy.

"UMD’s Academic Integrity policy covers any work done by automated content generators such as ChatGPT or other generative artificial intelligence tools unless otherwise noted by the faculty member. These tools present new challenges and opportunities."

"Within the confines of this class The use of AI-content generators is strictly prohibited for any stage of homework/assignment (e.g., draft or final product). The primary purposes of college are developing your thinking skills, being creative with ideas, and expanding your understanding on a wide variety of topics. Using these content generating AI tools thwarts the goal of homework/assignments to provide students opportunities to achieve these purposes. Please make the most of this time that you have committed to a college education and learn these skills now, so that you can employ them throughout your life." -- Jennifer Mencl, UMD Associate Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs, 10 May 2023

Current information from the UMN Senate Committee on Educational Policy Resources

<https://provost.umn.edu/chatgpt-syllabus-statements>

See Also Using Wikipedia and other Standard Reference Works
 

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"Academic dishonesty tarnishes UMD's reputation and discredits the accomplishments of students. UMD is committed to providing students every possible opportunity to grow in mind and spirit. This pledge can only be redeemed in an environment of trust, honesty, and fairness. As a result, academic dishonesty is regarded as a serious offense by all members of the academic community. In keeping with this ideal, this course will adhere to UMD's Student Academic Integrity Policy, which can be found at [http://www.d.umn.edu/conduct/integrity/Academic_Integrity_Policy.htm]. This policy sanctions students engaging in academic dishonesty with penalties up to and including expulsion from the university for repeat offenders." — UMD Educational Policy Committee, Jill Jensen, Chair (08/16/2007)

and the UMD Student Conduct Code
<http://www.d.umn.edu/conduct/code/>

and the

Student Conduct Code Statement (students' rights)
<http://www.d.umn.edu/conduct/conduct/conduct-statement.html>

The instructor will enforce and students are expected to follow the University's Student Conduct Code [http://www1.umn.edu/regents/policies/academic/Student_Conduct_Code.html]. Appropriate classroom conduct promotes an environment of academic achievement and integrity. Disruptive classroom behavior that substantially or repeatedly interrupts either the instructor's ability to teach, or student learning, is prohibited. Disruptive behavior includes inappropriate use of technology in the classroom. Examples include ringing cell phones, text-messaging, watching videos, playing computer games, doing email, or surfing the Internet on your computer instead of note-taking or other instructor-sanctioned activities." — UMD Educational Policy Committee, Jill Jensen, Chair (08/16/2007)

Instructor and Student Responsibilities Policy

AVISO!

A Note on Extra Credit Papers

Failure to comply with the above codes and standards when submitting an Extra Credit paper will result in a penalty commensurate with the lapse, up to and including an F final grade for the course, and, at a minimum, a reduction in total points no fewer than the points available for the Extra Credit project. The penalty will not simply be a zero for the project, and the incident will be reported to the UMD Academic Integrity Officer in the Office of Student and Community Standards.

 

A Note on "Cutting and Pasting" without the Use of Quotation Marks
(EVEN IF you have a citation to the source somewhere in your paper)

If you use others' words and/or works you MUST so indicate that with the use of quotation marks. Failure to use quotation marks to indicate that the materials are not of your authorship constitutes plagiarism—even if you have a citation to the source elsewhere in your paper/work.

Patterned failure to so indicate that the materials are not of your own authorship will result in an F grade for the course.

Other instances of improper attribution will result in a 0 (zero) for the assignment (or a reduction in points equal to the value of an Extra Credit paper), and a reduction of one grade in the final grade of the course.

All incidents will be reported to the UMD Academic Integrity Officer in the Office of Student and Community Standards as is required by University Policy.



Students with disabilities:

It is the policy and practice of the University of Minnesota Duluth to create inclusive learning environments for all students, including students with disabilities.  If there are aspects of this course that result in barriers to your inclusion or your ability to meet course requirements – such as time limited exams, inaccessible web content, or the use of non-captioned videos – please notify the instructor as soon as possible.  You are also encouraged to contact the Office of Disability Resources to discuss and arrange reasonable accommodations.  Please call 218-726-6130 or visit the DR website at www.d.umn.edu/access for more information.


Copan Sculpture
Copán, Honduras

Danzante Figure
Danzante
Monte Albán

 

Map of Major Mayan Archaeological Sites
Mayan World

 

 

Copan Jade
Copán Jade
Honduras

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Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacan, Mexico.
Pyramid of the Sun
Teotihuacán, Mexico

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