The Chavin Civilization 900-250 b.c.e
Adobe- Sun-Dried bricks made of clay and straw
Geography
Llamas- Only domesticated animals of burden in the Americas
Developments
What was Chavin
Played an important role in the development of human society in the Andes Mountains. The regions diverse environment: a mountainous core, arid costal plains, dense interior jungles.
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Urban Centers
- Earlier development in agriculture and trade helped Chavin's dominance as a cermional and commercial center
- llamas to move goods from one ecological zone to another because they were the only domesticated beasts of burden in the Americas
- Evolution of roads, bridges, temples, palaces and large irrigation systems.
Chavin was one of the most impressive of South America's early urban civilization. Between 900 and 250 b.c.e., a period roughly coinciding with Olmec civilization in Mesoamerica , Chavin dominated a densely populated region that included large areas of the Peruvian costoal plain and Andean foothills.
The first urban centers in the Andean region were villages a few hundred people built along the coastal plain or the foothills near the coast. The abundance of fish and mollusks provided a dependable food source that helped the development of these early citites.
Chavin- One of the most impressive of South America's early urban civilizations
Mesoamerica- Middle of the America's