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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
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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 • Agriculturedevelopment of hydraulic works • Exceptionally skilled artists • “the Decapitator
Huaca del Sol and Huaca de la luna • Huaca del Sol • Huaca de la luna
Nazca • Contemporaries of the Moche civilization • Most famous for geoglyphs • Textiles
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