South American Art

7. Featherworkers who worked in guilds and were highly esteemed in Mesoamerica.
12. The summer and winter {blank}shine through the east and west windows at the Temple of the sun (observatory)
13. (2 words) "hitching post of the sun" found in observatory of Machu Picchu.
14. Rare bird whose long green feathers where prized in Mesoamerican art.
15. The political and symbolic center of the Inca Empire, laid out in the shape of a jaguar.
16. This culture was developed from Chile to Columbia, despite no written language.
17. Used by Inca to make mountain top more usable- with farming and water shed, also created social divisions.
19. The technique used with malleable metals to form much of the gold, silver and copper adornments in Cusco.

1. (2 words) perfectly grooved stones placed together in an almost jigsaw puzzle arrangement.
2. Shape most often used in Incan architecture with most buildings, windows and doors taking on this form.
3. The religion typically associated with Art from this region shows a deep respect for animals and plants and is...
4. This artwork is typically characterized as either ritualistic or...
5. Form of these artworks is influenced by Culture as well as this.
6. This culture was mainly developed in Central Mexico
8. The Sun God, worshipped by the Inca through the use of gold, radiating city plan and presence of summer solstice sun in the temple.
9. Explorer who encountered the Moctezuma II and sent the feather Headdress to Charles V.
10. (2 words)Granite architectural complex with many terraces, used as ceremonial city or possible royal retreat.
11. Main staple food for the Inca, full sizes metal replicas found in the garden of Qorikancha.
14. The main temple at Cusco, covered in gold and placed at the groin of the Jaguar.
18. (2 words) The Christian chapel built atop the site of Qorikancha