USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

PRE COLUMBIAN AMERICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
. Which people preserved, especially in pottery, the Chavin culture?
A
Nazca
B
Aztec
C
Maya
D
Toltec
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Moche culture preserved some elements of Chavin culture, especially its style of pottery. The Nazca people were great builders of pyramids and palaces and were the first in Mesoamerica to work with metal.

Detailed explanation-2: -a tribe native to the southern part of Peru in South America. They adopted aspects of the Chavin culture especially their pottery styles. They flourished from about 200 B.C. until about 600 A.D. The Nazca did not build great temples like the Chavin.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Nazca developed underground aqueducts, named puquios, to sustain cities and agriculture in this arid climate. Many of them still function today. They also created complex textiles and ceramics reflecting their agricultural and sacrificial traditions.

Detailed explanation-4: -In what ways did the Chavin influence other peoples? They created amazing works of POTTERY and SCULPTURE that were influential to others.

Detailed explanation-5: -The ChavĂ­n culture also demonstrated advanced skills and knowledge in metallurgy, soldering, and temperature control. They used early techniques to develop refined gold work. The melting of metal had been discovered at this point and was used as a solder. The people domesticated camelids such as llamas.

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