From your CD, pull up the image of the sarcophagus lid from the tomb of Lord Pacal. Look carefully at the use of line in the relief carving. How would you describe the line quality on the lid?

Create a study set on your CD. On one side place the Olmec colossal head from La Venta. On the other side place the colossal head of Constantine the Great from chapter 6. Compare and contrast the two heads.

Create a study set on your CD. On one side place the Temple of the Inscriptions from Palenque. On the other side place the reconstruction drawing of the Anu Ziggurat and White Temple, Uruk from chapter 2. What do the two monuments have in common? What is different about them?

Look at the ceremonial center of the city of Teotihuacan, Mexico on your CD and in your book. From the layout of the remains, what conclusions would you be tempted to draw about the people who built the city and lived there?

Examine the Temple of the Giant Jaguar at Tikal on your CD. What reasons might you suggest for the unusually steep rise of the temple?