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Latin American Studies 9/13/10. Pre-Colombian Societies: A Peruvian Case Study. Moche. 100 BCE-700 CE Religious and militaristic society Agriculture development of hydraulic works Exceptionally skilled artists “the Decapitator. Huaca del Sol and Huaca de la luna. Huaca del Sol - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Pre-Colombian Societies:A Peruvian Case Study
Latin American Studies9/13/10
Moche
100 BCE-700 CE
Religious and militaristic society
Agriculturedevelopment of hydraulic works
Exceptionally skilled artists “the Decapitator
Huaca del Sol and Huaca de la luna
Huaca del Sol
Huaca de la luna
Moche Ceramic Works
Nazca
Contemporaries of the Mochecivilization
Most famous for geoglyphs
Textiles
Nazca Lines
Nazca Lines
Tiwanaku
250 BCE – 1200 CE
Near Lake Titicaca in Peru
Excelled in weaving, pottery, bone carving, and masonry
Slave labor
Tiwanaku
Gateway of the Sun
Temple Kalasaya
End of the Tiwanaku
Environmental causes Reduced rainfall after 950 CE
City of Tiwanaku abandoned by 1200
Wari
Contemporaries of the Tiwanaku
Near present-day Ayacucho, Peru
Capital: Wari
Pikillacta
Wari
Though to have begun as colony of Tiwanaku and later asserted independence
Ties to Pachacama—pilgrimage site
Quipus
Decline after year 850
