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South American Civilizations

Published on Nov 18, 2015

Nazca and Inca

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

SOUTH AMERICAN CIVILIZATIONS

Nazca and Inca

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The Nazca

200 BC--600 AD
Photo by dachalan

Pottery & Textiles
Mummies
Desert Geoglyphs

Photo by Mathew Knott

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ORCA

Beast

Textile Design

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Nazca Religion

  • Mummification
  • Fertility Rituals

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Nazca Lines

  • Purpose?
  • Method?

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Inca

Photo by szeke

Cuzco

Photo by dachalan

Pachacuti

Creator of the Inca Empire
Photo by Travis S.

Politics and Society

  • Largest army, all young men
  • Broke up populations
  • Forced labor projects
  • Royal roads
  • Terraced farming

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Message system: 140--150 miles in one day

Photo by Simon Cast

Quipu:  Knotted strings for records

Photo by Travis S.

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Photo by phil dokas

Terraced Farming

Machu Picchu

Discovery in 1912

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Photo by szeke

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inti

God of the Sun
Photo by D-Stanley

Aspects of Inca Religion

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