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| a culture that developed along the pacific coast of peru and the flourished beginning 2,000 years ago. |
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| a culture that developed along the southern pacific coast of peri at the same time as the moche society |
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| the inca name for their empire: the name means “the four parts together” |
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| an engraved monolith at the core of the temple at chavin de huantar. |
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| Large- scale patterns created on the desert floor on the Andean coast. They include depictions of humans and animals as well as a large number of straight lines that stretch for miles. |
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| kin-based farming communities that are important elements of Andean social organization |
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| a massive mound made of over 140 million mud bricks, located at the site of moche. |
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| a massive mid-brick mound at the site of moche where actual remains of sacrificial victims were uncovered and found in various states of dismemberment. |
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| an empire that thrived for over a century and at its peak ruled over 12 million people from northern chile to Ecuador. |
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| the collective descendants of the Inca emperor. |
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| a system of knotted strings used by the Inca to record information. |
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