Axis Mundi: The Solar Engine

SOLAR POSITION 12:00 PM REVEAL AXIS MUNDI Select a time of day to observe how the Talud-Tablero structure interacts with light. * Try moving the sun toward the late afternoon (approx. Axis Mundi: The Solar Engine lets you explore this hands-on instead of only reading about it.

This unit examines the artistic traditions of the ancient and ancestral peoples of the Americas, including the Maya, Aztec, Inka, and North American tribes. It focuses on the relationship between art, the environment, a… It focuses on Mesoamerican Pyramids, Andean Textile Traditions, The Concept of 'Axis Mundi', Ritual Performance and Transformation, North American Earthworks, Materials: Jade, Gold, and Feathers from the “Unit 5: Indigenous Americas, 1000 BCE–1980 CE” section.

The “REVEAL AXIS MUNDI” slider change the key inputs; you can drag elements directly on the canvas; toggles show or hide layers so you can compare cases. Every change updates the visualization in real time, so you can see exactly how each variable affects the outcome.

AP Art History is a college-level survey course that explores the nature of art, its uses, and its meanings through the investigation of 250 prescribed works of art spanning from prehistory to the present. Students deve… This demo is the interactive piece for the “Unit 5: Indigenous Americas, 1000 BCE–1980 CE” section. Open the full AP Art History course wiki at https://www.getlykke.com/explore/public/ap-art-history-f51173a9-1720-4a4e-ae2a-947e74f02bf7 for notes, flashcards, quizzes and the other demos.

You'll build intuition for Mesoamerican Pyramids, Andean Textile Traditions, The Concept of 'Axis Mundi', Ritual Performance and Transformation, North American Earthworks, Materials: Jade, Gold, and Feathers — and, crucially, see how they behave when you change the inputs, which is hard to get from a textbook or lecture on AP Art History alone.