1. Artistic achievements
Maya ● Aztec ● Inca

2. painting The Maya: Used __________________ and minerals to make paint
Mostly painted murals depicting __________________ inside & outside their buildings
Use of _______________________ was rare
_______________ examples survive
mural: a painting done on a _______________
Rulers likely shown in their regalia, performing their duties, receiving tributes, etc.
Paintings subject to the ravages of the harsh climate; those that survived usually were murals that were covered up by later construction

3. Pottery
The Maya:
Most of their __________________ are preserved on pottery
Mostly red and black on _________________ background; some periods featured more colour
Include ____________________, incense burners, bowls and storage vessels
Pottery for domestic uses made by women; items for ________________________ uses made by men
Produced by hand without a _____________________
Featured geometric symbols, glyphs, animals, ____________________ and people
__________________ pottery was similar in colour scheme and moulding technique
Amount of colour is a good indicator of period of production
Ceremonial pottery designed for the eyes of the gods, not human beings

4. Pottery The Inca: Moulded by ____________________
Decorated with mineral pigments in red, black, cream, brown, yellow, _______________ and white
Mainly decorated with ___________________________, but sometimes included people, animals, birds & insects
Mainly vessels for liquids and _________________
Also lacked potter’s wheel

5. Sculpture The Maya: Created from stone and ____________________
Large-scale sculptures include stelae and building facades and mostly commemorate _______________
Most common were small-scale, portable ______________ carvings that depicted rulers, gods and daily life
The Aztec:
Produced more sculptures of high quality than predecessors, but admired ______________ sculpture above their own
Carved _______________________ works, but also smaller figurines (2-3cm long)
Popular subjects included animals, plants, _____________, gods and human figures
Jade significant to Maya as symbol of fertility (associated with plants and water)
Daily life scenes are most rare; most of our images of daily life are from pottery paintings
Aztecs often placed human figures near entrances to temples to act as standard bearers

6. Metallurgy
The Inca:
Worked with copper, gold, silver, tin, _____________ & platinum
Bronze favoured for utilitarian objects; gold & silver favoured for decorative objects & ____________________
Produced metal ____________, jewelry, figurines as offerings to the gods, drinking cups, etc.
Used _____________________ method, which is inefficient
More interested in ___________________ than efficiency
Also made ________________ sculptures
lost wax method: make figure out of wax, encase in heat-resistant material, pour in molten metal, wax melts away, _______________________________ & reveal sculpture
llamas, alpacas, pumas and humans were the most common figurines for offerings

7. Music
The Maya:
Main instruments were flutes, whistles, trumpets, maracas, _________________ and drums
Played during rituals, hunting, _________________ and ceremonies
Musicians played as _____________________
Made of wood, _________________, reed, shell or clay
The Aztec:
All ___________________ studied music at House of Song
Main instruments were drums, ________________, flutes, horns and trumpets
Made of shells, wood, ________________, stones

8. Music
The Inca:
Main instruments were flutes, panpipes and drums; also used _________________________ and small bells
Made of wood, ____________________ and bone
Instruments often decorated with ____________, silver and precious stones
Most common flute was the quena (made of cane that was open on both ends, no more than 8 _______________________ stops)
Music played to prepare for ________________ and celebrate victories and during festivals