1. (Sourcing) Who wrote the texts of these monuments? 2. (Sourcing) When were these monuments made? 3. (Sourcing) Where were these monuments made?
1. (Sourcing) Who wrote the texts of these monuments? 2. (Sourcing) When were these monuments made? 3. (Sourcing) Where were these monuments made?
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Transcribed Image Text:Document B: Maya Monuments
1. (Sourcing) Who wrote the texts of these monuments?
2. (Sourcing) When were these monuments made?
3. (Sourcing) Where were these monuments made?
4. (Sourcing) Why might these writings be reliable sources for learning
about Teotihuacan's influence on classic Maya society?
5. (Close reading) The writings state that "Siyak K'ak' came from the
west." Which direction was Teotihuacan from Tikal?
6. (Close reading) The picture of Nun Yax Ayin, the new king of Tikal,
was carved in the style of Teotihuacan art, not the usual Maya style.
Why might the artist have portrayed a Maya leader in a style from
another society? What could this mean about Teotihuacan's influence
on classic Maya society?
7. Based on these writings, is there anything we can say for sure about
the influence that Teotihuacan had on classic Maya society? Explain.
8. (Sourcing) Who is David Stuart? Do you think he is a reliable source
for learning about these monuments? Explain.
9. (Close reading) Many scholars disagree about what these writings
mean. What does David Stuart believe they mean?
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Document B: Maya Monuments
Below are translations of writings that come from some Maya monuments
created 379-504 CE in the classic Maya cities of Tikal and Uaxactún. The
writings were translated by David Stuart, a professor of archaeology at the
University of Texas at Austin, who studies classic Maya society. After
reading the Maya writings, you will then read David Stuart's ideas about
what these monument writings mean.
In 374 CE, Spearthrower Owl became king of an unnamed place.
Someone named Siyah K'ak' arrived in the Maya city of Tikal on January
14, 378 CE, with the approval of Spearthrower Owl.
Siyah K'ak' came from the west.
On the very same day of Siyah K'ak's arrival, the Tikal ruler Jaguar Paw
died.
Within a year of Siyah K'ak's arrival in Tikal, Spearthrower Owl's son Nun
Yax Ayin became the ruler of Tikal instead of Jaguar Paw's son. [A picture
of Nun Yax Ayin is carved in the style of Teotihuacan art, not in the usual
Maya style.]
Source: Unknown Maya authors, monuments from classic Maya cities of
Tikal and Uaxactún, created 379-504 CE, translated by David Stuart
David Stuart's ideas about what the monuments' writing means:
I conclude that Siyah K'ak' was a foreigner and may have started
Teotihuacan's presence in Tikal. I would speculate that Siyah K'ak'
was the leader of a military force that overthrew Tikal's dynasty in 378
CE, killing the ruler Jaguar Paw and installing a new ruler, Nun Yax
Ayin, in his place.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Ff8c16a80-726d-44fb-8701-8ff0f01de761%2F39ddd122-838f-42dc-a344-7a3a6480a07c%2F2shksn_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:OROUP
TRIAN
Document B: Maya Monuments
Below are translations of writings that come from some Maya monuments
created 379-504 CE in the classic Maya cities of Tikal and Uaxactún. The
writings were translated by David Stuart, a professor of archaeology at the
University of Texas at Austin, who studies classic Maya society. After
reading the Maya writings, you will then read David Stuart's ideas about
what these monument writings mean.
In 374 CE, Spearthrower Owl became king of an unnamed place.
Someone named Siyah K'ak' arrived in the Maya city of Tikal on January
14, 378 CE, with the approval of Spearthrower Owl.
Siyah K'ak' came from the west.
On the very same day of Siyah K'ak's arrival, the Tikal ruler Jaguar Paw
died.
Within a year of Siyah K'ak's arrival in Tikal, Spearthrower Owl's son Nun
Yax Ayin became the ruler of Tikal instead of Jaguar Paw's son. [A picture
of Nun Yax Ayin is carved in the style of Teotihuacan art, not in the usual
Maya style.]
Source: Unknown Maya authors, monuments from classic Maya cities of
Tikal and Uaxactún, created 379-504 CE, translated by David Stuart
David Stuart's ideas about what the monuments' writing means:
I conclude that Siyah K'ak' was a foreigner and may have started
Teotihuacan's presence in Tikal. I would speculate that Siyah K'ak'
was the leader of a military force that overthrew Tikal's dynasty in 378
CE, killing the ruler Jaguar Paw and installing a new ruler, Nun Yax
Ayin, in his place.
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