Chavin and Mochica

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Chavin and Mochica

• Review Game
• Created by Mr. Ping

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Tell two biomes that the early people of South
America lived in.

• Deserts, mountains, forests, and plains

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Why didnt many of the cultures of South America
form great empires? Tell 2

• The rugged terrain of the mountains and thick
  forests prevented them from uniting

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In what present day country did the Chavin live?

• Peru

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In order to survive in the harsh dry area of the
Andes, where did the Chavin settle and live?

• Valleys

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What were the Chavin most famous for?

• art

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Tell two things that indicated that the Chavin
were great artists.

• Textiles, pottery, stone carvings

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What images were drawn in Chavin art?

• Crocodiles, jaguars, cats, serpents

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Because this appeared in a lot of the Chavin art,
it is believed that the Chavin worshipped this

• Jaguar

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How did the Mochica get their name?

• They settled in the Moche Valley

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Tell 3 things the Mochica were skilled in

• Farming, art, building, fishing

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What did the Mochica do to irrigate their crops?

• Change the direction of rivers and streams

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What pieces have archeologists studies to tell
about how the Mochica lived?

• Water jars painted with people, animals, plants,
  buildings, and gods

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What were the Chavin named after?

• An archaeological site

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What happened to the Chavin culture?

• No one knows

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What happened to the Mochica culture?

• No one knows

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How do we know anything about the Chavin and
Mochica?

• Through artifacts