rituals important, Ritual ball Irrigation & drainage canals Giant carved stone heads, probably with religious significance Jaguar symbol important SOUTH Chavin in Andean region Chavin: probable priests have AMERICA Polytheism statues of political highest status; – jaguar men unification; capital city Well-developed public works dominated agriculture based on maize operated by hinterlands; Unique geography: lived reciprocal labor most people were on coast, in mountains, obligations; had a farmers and in jungle capital city
rituals important, Ritual ball Irrigation & drainage canals Giant carved stone heads, probably with religious significance Jaguar symbol important SOUTH AMERICA Chavin in Andean region Polytheism – statues of jaguar men Well-developed agriculture based on maize Unique geography: lived on coast, in mountains, and in jungle Chavin: probable political unification; public works operated by reciprocal labor obligations; had a capital city priests have highest status; capital city dominated hinterlands; most people were farmers
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