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Achievements/Inventions

Some of the achievements and inventions of the Chavin include a successful drainage system, domestication of llamas, the Temple Chavin de Huantar, cultivated crops such as maize, quinoa, and potatoes, developed an irrigation system for their crops, developed refined gold work, and establishing a trade network.

The Chavin Civilization

Social Classes

By Megan Rohrer and Morgan Dillon

Priests were the highest class and were buried in traditional graves with burial goods. Lower class people were buried in shallow pits, with cotton clothing.

Religion

The three deities discovered on artifacts showed Lanzon, Tello Obelisk, and the staff god of the Raimondi Stone. They believed in sacrifices. Their religion is a sort of mystery since its so unknown.

Jobs

The main jobs were farmers, hunters, and herders. They were required to adapt to the mountain terrain. The Chavin people also used irrigation systems to farm near lagoons.

Location/Geography

The Chavin Civilization was located in the Mosha Valley, 160 miles from the major city, Lima, Peru. The elevation is at 3,150 meters above sea level.

Government

Not very much is known about Chavin Government, but they had a large and powerful ceremonial center called the Chavin de Huantar.

Farming/Crops

It was important that the Chavin civilization adapted their farming to the mountain terrain. The Chavin were able to cultivate low land crops like maize and highland crops like potatoes.

Writing styles

No one really knows what their writing style was like, but it was most likely some sort of picture form of writing, like pictographs, hieroglyphics, or possibly just art.

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