Articles tagged with: archeology peru
Inca expansion and its government
![Inca expansion and its government Tawantinsuyu](http://www.discover-peru.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Tawantinsuyu2-150x150.png)
Inca Government
The Inca empire was an absolute monarchy with the Sapa Inca exercising the ultimate government authority. His powers were not limited by law. The royal council helped him rule …
Pre-Ceramic and Initial Periods-Norte Chico and Kotosh Cultures
![Pre-Ceramic and Initial Periods-Norte Chico and Kotosh Cultures City of Caral, Norte Chico Civilization](http://www.discover-peru.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/caral-150x150.png)
Long before existed people thrived in this territory. About 16,000 years ago groups of people are believed to have crossed the Bering Strait from Asia and survived as nomads, …
Early Horizon-Chavin, Paracas and Lima Cultures
![Early Horizon-Chavin, Paracas and Lima Cultures Paracas Llama Wool Cloth With Animal Motifs](http://www.discover-peru.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Paracas-wool-cloth-with-motifs-150x150.jpg)
Early Horizon – 800 – 200 BCE
Chavin: Great Astronomers
More than 3000 years ago an important civilization took place in Chavin de Huantar, southeast of the . It stretched through the …
Early Intermediate Period-Nazca and Moche Cultures
![Early Intermediate Period-Nazca and Moche Cultures Nasca Lines-The Monkey](http://www.discover-peru.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Nasca-Lines-The-Monkey-150x150.png)
Cultures thriving in this period date from approximately 200BCE to 600CE. Significant technological development took place in metalworking, pottery and irrigation systems. The two largest and most important cultures in …