A | B |
Andes | Longest mountain chain in the world |
Altiplano | region of plateaus and plains high in the mountains |
Chavin and Mochica | Lived in Peru |
art | Chavin and Mochica best known for |
Mochica city -state | flat-topped pyramid, stone courtyards and plaza |
Machu Picchu | religious center |
Cuzco | Inca Capital |
Pachacuti and Topa Inca | Greatest Inca Rulers |
Inca stonework | cut stones to fit together so tightly they did not need cement. |
Aztec | created Islands on a lake |
Amazon Rainforest | Northern South America |
Amazon River | Northern South America |
Guiana highlands | Northern South America |
Angel Falls | Northern South America |
Pampas | Southern South America |
Tierra del Fuego | Southern South America |
Eastern Highlands | Eastern South America |
Andes Mountains | Western South America |
Lake Titicaca | Western South America |
1200 AD | Inca Culture appeared |
1438 AD | Inca were Attacted by Chancas |
1463 AD | Pachacuti turned over control to son Topa |
1471 AD | Topa Inca became emperor |
1527 AD | civil war broke out aong the Inca |
Pizarro | Executed the Inca emperor, Inca empire fell apart. |