FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
MESOAMERICAN CIVILIZATIONS THE OLMECS TO CORTES
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It was the economic center of Chavin culture.
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It was the ceremonial center of the civilization.
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It was the center of farming and crop storage.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Chavín de Huántar served as a gathering place for people of the region to come together and worship. The transformation of the center into a valley-dominating monument made it a pan-regional place of importance.
Detailed explanation-2: -Most important to the Chavín was the Lanzón, the most central deity in Chavín culture, making the Lanzón central to religious practices. It is believed to be a founding ancestor who had oracle powers. The statue of the Lanzón was carved into a large stone and was found within the Old Temple.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Chavín civilization is named for the temple at Chavín de Huántar, which is the most prominent site linked with the broader culture. Like all other civilizations, Chavín society developed and changed over time. Between about 900 and 500 BCE, only several hundred people lived near the temple site.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Chavín people showed advanced knowledge of acoustics, metallurgy, soldering, and temperature control to accommodate the rainy season. The Chavín were also skilled in developing refined goldwork, and used early techniques of melting metal and soldering.
Detailed explanation-5: -“Most of the elements of Chavín disappear after the collapse, ” Burger says. But their penchant for grand architecture lived on and was reflected in later cultures that inhabited the broader region, such as the Moche, Wari and Inca.