What did the Chavin leave behind?

The Mochica were great artists too. They left behind ceramic pots, woven textiles, murals, and amazing metal objects. The Mochica were also skilled fishermen, builders, and farmers. They irrigated their crops with the water that flowed down from the Andes.

What features did the early civilizations of Mesoamerica and South America have in common? Both civilizations cultivated maize (corn) as the staple of their food economy. Both inherited a calender that was the product of the earlier Olmec civilization. Human sacrifice was also present in both.

16. The culture area of Mesoamerica consists mainly of central and southern Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala. The Andean culture area spans the central Andes (Peru and western Bolivia) and southern Andes (Chile and western Argentina).

A civilization in the northern Andean highlands of Peru from 900-250 BCE, known for their construction of temples and their advancements in engineering and metallurgy.

The site and the Chavin culture in general entered into decline sometime in the 3rd century CE for reasons which remain unclear but that are probably related to several years of drought and earthquakes and the inevitable social upheaval caused by such stress.

Maya

Greatest Civilizations of All Time

1. 1 Roman Empire (27 BC-1453 AD) …
2. 2 Ancient Egypt (3150 BC – 30 BC) …
3. 3 Greek Empire (800 BC-600 AD) …
4. 4 British Empire (1583 AD-present) …
5. 5 Chinese Empire (221 BC-1912 AD) …
6. 6 The United States (1776 AD-Present) …
7. 7 Islamic Golden Age (750 AD – 1257 AD) …
8. 8 Mongol Empire (1206 AD – 1368 AD)

The oldest known civilization of the Americas was established in the Norte Chico region of modern Peru. Complex society emerged in the group of coastal valleys, between 3000 and 1800 BCE.

Sumer

Homo habilis