Ancient Peru
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- Lived in Atacama Desert
- C. 1250 BCE
- Farmers
- Absorbed by Tiahuanaco
inhabited the desert btwn Andes and Pacific bf incas (c. 1250 BCE)
farmers
absorbed by Tiahunaco which were absorbed by the Incas
farmers
absorbed by Tiahunaco which were absorbed by the Incas
Photo by travfotos
THE NAZCA LINES
on Pampa Coloroda
cover 800 miles
made of iron-oxide pebbles
no one has completely figure out their purpose
calendar or underground springs?
cover 800 miles
made of iron-oxide pebbles
no one has completely figure out their purpose
calendar or underground springs?
Photo by Gerben's Photos
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- Migrated from Lake Titicaca to the Cuzco valley
- Mano Capac first true king
1200 CE from Lake Titicaca to Cuzco valley
Mano Capac was the first true king
Mano Capac was the first true king
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- Divided akin to Egypt
- Pachacuti united and conquered
- Defeated by Spain in 1531
peru was divided (like egypt was)
Pachacuti expanded empire greatly
in 1531 Spain kidnapped their emperor, claimed a ransom for him, then killed him and claimed all the Inca land for their own
Pachacuti expanded empire greatly
in 1531 Spain kidnapped their emperor, claimed a ransom for him, then killed him and claimed all the Inca land for their own
Photo by Aldo Lammel
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40 000 km of bridges and roads at peak
figured out many types of bridges
the stone bridges still stand strong today
no written alphabet (but Quechua did exist)
recorded stuff on Quipu
figured out many types of bridges
the stone bridges still stand strong today
no written alphabet (but Quechua did exist)
recorded stuff on Quipu
Photo by jamehand
Cuzco
- Capital
- Coricancha "Temple of the Sun"
- Shaped like a puma
capital of the empire
held Coricancha, the Temple of the Sun, in middle
Coricancha stripped of its splendor when Spain took over
worked into walls of christian churches now
tidbit: shaped like a puma (and only I will laugh at that)
held Coricancha, the Temple of the Sun, in middle
Coricancha stripped of its splendor when Spain took over
worked into walls of christian churches now
tidbit: shaped like a puma (and only I will laugh at that)
Machu Picchu
- Religious center
- Spaniards never found
- Found in 1911
religious center in Andes Mountains
called "lost city"
Spain never found bc smallpox and almost everybody died
found in 1911
cool bc intihuatana (sundial-like device that no one really understands)
called "lost city"
Spain never found bc smallpox and almost everybody died
found in 1911
cool bc intihuatana (sundial-like device that no one really understands)
Photo by BradPerkins
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- Make up little less than 75% of the population
- Mixed traditions with European culture
- Govt is not respecting their lands
45% inca
37% indigenous-European
Quechua and Aymara spoken, as well as 40 other indigenous languages
mixed Catholicism and indigenous religion (ex calling their gods by christian names)
gov wants to give land to foreign investors
37% indigenous-European
Quechua and Aymara spoken, as well as 40 other indigenous languages
mixed Catholicism and indigenous religion (ex calling their gods by christian names)
gov wants to give land to foreign investors
Photo by Julie Edgley
