ASB 223 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Quinoa, Huaca Del Sol, Felipe Guaman Poma De Ayala
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South american landscape ocean to the coast to the landscape was mountainous, the civilization were in the valleys between the mountains, dry region. Highland grassland area was used for grazing llama"s and alpacas. Potato was the main crop; maize joined the group during the inca"s. Horizon vs. intermediate time periods horizon is a shared style or culture over a large area. Intermediate is when there are several smaller culture groups. Orthography they way they write things down. El para so coastal (during the initial period, its height was between 1800 900 b. c) - the buildings have platforms with structures on top of them separated by courts. Trophy head were found there, which were human heads that were kept as trophies. The sunken plaza was found here, believed to have been inherited by another culture. (early settlement along the coast) Chav n the culture, combining animal and human forms in the art style.