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Chavin

Chavin. Widespread religious cult that traveled on the back of a trading network; provided economic and cultural integration to much of the Andes but was not an empire. . P. Weavers produced elaborate textiles of both cotton and wool from llamas and alpacas. E.

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Chavin

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  1. Chavin

  2. Widespread religious cult that traveled on the back of a trading network; provided economic and cultural integration to much of the Andes but was not an empire. P

  3. Weavers produced elaborate textiles of both cotton and wool from llamas and alpacas. E

  4. Situated on trade routes to the coastal region to the west and the Amazon rain forest to the east E

  5. Andean trade routes spread religion and culture of the Chavin E

  6. Shamanism is a focus on nature spirits. Shamanism encompasses the belief that shamans are intermediaries or messengers between the human world and the spirit worlds. Shamanism continued to shape the lives of people within and outside of core civilization because of their daily reliance on the natural world. R

  7. Shamans or priests likely made use of the San Pedro cactus for its hallucinogenic properties. R

  8. Chavin became a pilgrimage site and training center for recruits from distant centers. I

  9. Intricate stone carvings A

  10. Experimentation with minerals led to the discovery of gold, silver, and copper metallurgy; fashioned jewelry into jaguar images and created tools A

  11. Costal and highland regions of Peru N

  12. Village called Chavin de Huantar; town of 2,000 to 3,000 by 750 B.C.E. but no real cities until after the Chavin disappear N

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