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The Rise of Andean Civilizations: A Study of Mesoamerica and South America

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  1. Chapter 9

  2. Setting the Stage • At the same time the Mesoamerican cultures were growing, so were societies in South America • Like the people of Mesoamerica, Andean culture controlled their surroundings in order to prosper

  3. The Andes • In the northern Andes civilizations would emerge in what is now Peru

  4. The Andes • The Andes are steep and rocky, with poor soil

  5. First people of the Andes • People established temporary villages between 3600 B.C. and 2500 B.C. • Relied on seafood and small game, until they began to farm around 3000 B.C.

  6. The Chavin • Civilization grew not on the coast, but in the mountains • It flourished from 900 B.C. to 200 B.C

  7. The Chavin • These people left no evidence of economic or political organization • Chavin art styles, and religious images spread to other Peruvian cultures

  8. The Nazca • Flourished in an extremely dry area on the southern coast of Peru • 200 B.C. to 600 A.D

  9. Moche • 100 A.D. to 700 A.D. • Took advantage of the rivers that flowed from the Andes mountains

  10. Moche • Like many of the civilizations in South America scientists have yet to discover why the Moche fell

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