THE MOCHE

Where are they located?
In modern day Peru.

CAPITOL

WHERE DO THE MOCHE GET THERE NAME?

"WHAT WAS THAT?"

MOCHE WRITING

• There was no formal communication
• No written language
• However, they talked verbally Muchik
• There was no record on a written communication

MOCHE RILIGION

• There was no set religion
• We do know it was very organized
• There were warrior priests
• The warrior priests were "above all"
• No written record of idols or gods

SACRIFICES

WHO WAS SACRIFICED?

WHY HUMAN SACRIFICE?

• They believed it was necessary to get blessed
• It served also as a punishment
• No record on how often

UNDERGROUD TORTURE ROOMS

SOME GOOD...

• The Moche people were very skilled artists
• They are know for pottery design
• Had very vivid detail in wall paintings
• Their architecture was also very advanced
• They were expert metal workers

Some of today's modern architecture designs were based off the Moche designs

How did they live?
The Moche people had a complicated government system that is not fully understood by today's historians.

We do know that there was definitely a chain of command.
Warrior priests
Warriors
Lords
Peasants

COURT SYSTEM

ADVANCES MADE BY THE MOCHE

• Besides architecture and art...
• They made irrigation canals
• Very organized court system
• Complicated way of communication
• Evidence of transportation (roads)

MAIN CITIES
Trujillo
Huaca de la luna
Huaca del Sol
Sipan
Dos Cabezas
Pacatnamu

THE MAIN CITIES WERE CALLED "HAUCA"

TRADING?

DISAPPEARED LEAVING ONLY ARTIFACTS BEHIND

It's hard to have lots of information on the Moche because they didn't write anything down. And they had no record of anything.