the andeans & inca
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The Andeans & Inca. Chavìn de Huantar. 400 BCE – 200 BCE Northern Peru Contemporaries of the Olmec A religious site. The Moche. 600 CE – 800 CE Coastal area of Northern Peru Engineers Huaca del Sol “The Decapitator” . The Nazca. Southern coast of Peru - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Andeans & Inca
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Chavìn de Huantar• 400 BCE – 200 BCE• Northern Peru• Contemporaries of the Olmec• A religious site
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The Moche• 600 CE – 800 CE• Coastal area of Northern Peru• Engineers• Huaca del Sol• “The Decapitator”
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The Nazca
• Southern coast of Peru
• Contemporaries of the Moche
• Geoglyphs• 5 miles long
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The Chimu
• 1200 – 1465 • 25,000 – 50,000 people• Chan Chan capital• Importance of artisans
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Andean textiles• Alpaca and llama hair
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Andean food• Potatoes• Quinoa
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Geography• Tawantinsuyu (Land of the Four Quarters)• Cuzco, capital• 3 million – 12 million
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Intrusiveness
• Mitmaq• Quechua• Aymara• Mita• 40,000 workers per year
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Roads
• East-West and two North-South routes• 20,000 miles• Tambos• Relay-runners
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Quipos
• Multi-color cords with knots• No written language
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Reciprocity
• Forced military & labor service• Warehouses to store food and supplies• Goods distributed by the government
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Religion
• Sun god Inti• Creation god
Viracocha• Forced worship• Human sacrifice for
special occasions
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Ayllu• Independent
community of households
• Kuraka• No private property• Shared
responsibilities• Yanaconas
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Key Characteristics
• Conquered groups by force• Forced labor and military service• Temples• Chosen by gods to rule• Built upon pre-existing traditions• Class distinctions• Government controlled food and economy