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Aztec Art
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Aztec Art
A description of various forms of Aztec works of art.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages) |
3 sources |
MLA | 2005
Paper Summary:
This paper discusses various forms of Aztec works of art, including those from a recent find, on exhibit at the Guggenheim Museum. This paper looks at how the works of Aztec art counter historical views of the Aztec culture.From the Paper:
"The culture of the Aztecs was primarily forged from the culture of their predecessors the Olmecs, the Toltecs and the inhabitants of Teotihuac. The Aztecs flourished as a civilization for two millennia before being decimated by smallpox and the Spanish conquest led by Cortes. In order to justify the systematic destruction of the Aztecs, the Spanish often represented them as a barbaric and savage culture. However, artworks uncovered in archaeological expeditions have uncovered the inaccuracy that such an assumption represents as the totality..."More papers on Aztec Art:
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Aztec Art (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 10, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Aztec-Art/73057
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"Aztec Art" 15 January 2012. Web. 10 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Aztec-Art/73057>
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