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Maya to Aztec: Ancient Mesoamerica Revealed

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Uncover the fascinating rise and fall of the Maya and Aztec civilizations in this comprehensive course taught by the Director of the Maya Exploration Center.

Syllabus

  • 01: The Maya, Aztecs, and Mesoamerica
  • 02: Olmec Civilization Emerges
  • 03: Olmec Art as the Mother Culture
  • 04: Olmec Contemporaries
  • 05: Mesoamerican Plants, Cuisine, and Medicine
  • 06: Early Highland Maya-Izapa to Kaminaljuyu
  • 07: Preclassic Maya Lowlands-El Mirador
  • 08: The Popol Vuh-Creation and Hero Twins
  • 09: The Great City of Teotihuacan
  • 10: How the Maya Mastered Mathematics
  • 11: The World's Most Elaborate Calendar
  • 12: Tikal-Aspiring Capital of the Maya World
  • 13: Maya Hieroglyphs-Breaking the Code
  • 14: Maya Astronomy and Building Orientations
  • 15: The Dresden Codex
  • 16: Palenque-Jewel in the West
  • 17: Sacred Geometry in Art and Architecture
  • 18: Illuminating Works of Maya Art
  • 19: Copan-Jungle Dynasty of the East
  • 20: Calakmul-The Mighty Snake Kingdom
  • 21: The Mesoamerican Ball Game
  • 22: Enigmatic West Mexico and Shaft Tombs
  • 23: Classic Maya Collapse-Cities Abandoned!
  • 24: New Cities of the Terminal Classic-Uxmal
  • 25: Monte Alban and Zapotec Rule over Oaxaca
  • 26: The Mixtec Rise-Gold and Epic Stories
  • 27: The Great Pyramid of Cholula and El Tajin
  • 28: Cacaxtla Murals and Xochicalco
  • 29: The Toltecs-Role Models or Myth?
  • 30: Chichen Itza-Maya Capital of the Yucatan
  • 31: League of Mayapan-Maya New World Order
  • 32: Mesoamerican Religion
  • 33: Aztec Origins-Arrival and Rise of the Mexica
  • 34: The Aztec Capital of Tenochtitlan
  • 35: Life in the Aztec World
  • 36: How the Aztecs Expanded Their Empire
  • 37: Independent Tarascans-Desert Warriors
  • 38: Paquime-Northernmost Mesoamerican City?
  • 39: Illuminating Works of Aztec Art
  • 40: Tulum-Aztecs at the Ancient Maya Port City
  • 41: First Contact with Europe in Mesoamerica
  • 42: The Siege of Tenochtitlan
  • 43: Conquest of the Maya and Landa's Legacy
  • 44: The Fall of the Last Maya Kingdom-The Itza
  • 45: The Caste Wars of Yucatan
  • 46: Echoes of the Past in Mexico
  • 47: Maya Survival and Revival
  • 48: Frontiers of Mesoamerican Archeology
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Taught by

Edwin Barnhart

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