This image signifies Mexico because it was this crop among many others that made civilization in the Yucatan possible. The stable harvests that agriculture provided allowed for leisure time which gave rise to the artisan classes that created the art that we study today.This is a picture of maize, one of the major food crops of the inhabitants of the Yucatan.
This image is representative of the beginnings of Mesoamerican culture. It is one of the basalt heads carved by the Olmec civilization. These peoples formed a sort of mother civilization from which most other mesoamerican civilizations are descended.
This picture depicts a person that is central to the development of Mexico. Hernan Cortez was a Conquistador who lived in the sixteenth century. He is famouse for toppling the powerful Aztec, or Mexica Empire.
I chose this image because it represents the prominance of Catholicism in Mexico. This religion has played an intergal part in the histoy of Mexico and, this being the case, its importance cannot be overstated. This image is of a stutue of the Virgin Mary Guadalupe.
3 comments:
jordan...excellent, excellent!!!
Wow. That image of Hernan Cortez with the Aztecs is awesome. I like how the monuments in the background are shown. It gives us a feeling of how they lived royally and not as savages.
I really liked your images Mexico. They all send a very good message about the place.
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