Exam 14: Andean South America and the Inka Empire

How was the geography of the Tiwanaku Empire different from other South American empires?

________________ is the approximate beginning of the Late Preceramic period.

Machu Picchu was an engineering feat because of its location on an island.

What were some common monumental architectural features from the Late Preceramic and later?

The Wari Empire dates to AD 600-1000 during the _____________ period.

What happened to Inka rulers after their deaths?

The Tiwanaku Empire ended after the Inka empire.

Huánaco Pampa held ritual feasts for commoners.

_________________ was an Initial Period in the Casma Valley of Peru.

Archaeologists debate whether Chavín was a unified state or more loosely connected series of polities with a shared artistic style. What evidence supports each position?

Chan Chan featured palace compounds called ________________.

Religiously speaking, what was the source of an Inka ruler's power? Why were they considered special?

Cuzco had a fortress compound called __________________.

Inka prince Atawallpa first encountered Pizarro in _______________.

The _________________ was the most powerful and widespread empire in South America.

Chica was a beer made from _______________.

The Inkas spoke a variety of ____________________.

Inka royalty sometimes allowed outsider's to be "Inka by privilege."

Which of these would most likely be served at an Andean feast?

Wari may have had as many as 1,000,000 residents.