Andean civilization

E23208

archaeological culture area pre-Columbian civilization

Andean civilization refers to the complex pre-Columbian societies of the Andes—most famously the Inca Empire—characterized by advanced agriculture, architecture, and distinctive highland cultures such as the Quechua.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Andean civilizations	18
Andean civilization canonical	8
Andean culture	3
Andean Indigenous cultures	1
Andean indigenous peoples	1
Inca cultural heritage	1
Inca culture	1
Quechua polities	1
ancient Peru	1
pre-Columbian Andes	1

Statements (68)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeological culture area ⓘ pre-Columbian civilization ⓘ
contrastedWith	Mesoamerican civilization ⓘ
developedIn	Altiplano plateau ⓘ surface form: Altiplano Andean region ⓘ surface form: Andean highlands Pacific coast of South America ⓘ
domesticated	alpaca ⓘ cotton ⓘ guinea pig ⓘ llama ⓘ maize ⓘ potato ⓘ quinoa ⓘ
economyBasedOn	agriculture ⓘ long-distance trade ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ
flourishedFrom	c. 3000 BCE ⓘ
flourishedUntil	16th century CE ⓘ
hasPart	Tiwanaku culture ⓘ surface form: Aymara polities Chachapoya culture ⓘ Chavín culture ⓘ Chimu culture ⓘ surface form: Chimú culture Huari culture ⓘ Inca Empire ⓘ Lambayeque culture ⓘ Moche culture ⓘ Nazca culture ⓘ Paracas culture ⓘ Andean civilization self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Quechua polities Recuay culture ⓘ Tiwanaku culture ⓘ Wari Empire ⓘ surface form: Wari culture
influenced	colonial Andean society ⓘ modern Andean cultures ⓘ
influencedBy	earlier Andean cultures ⓘ
knownFor	ceramics ⓘ metalworking ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ road systems ⓘ stone architecture ⓘ terraced fields ⓘ textile production ⓘ
locatedIn	Andes ⓘ South America ⓘ
partOf	indigenous peoples of the Americas ⓘ surface form: American civilizations
practiced	ancestor veneration ⓘ human sacrifice ⓘ irrigation agriculture ⓘ terrace agriculture ⓘ vertical archipelago system ⓘ
religion	polytheism ⓘ
socialStructure	ayllu system ⓘ centralized empires ⓘ hierarchical chiefdoms ⓘ
timePeriod	pre-Columbian era ⓘ
usedLanguage	Aymara ⓘ surface form: Aymara languages Mochica language ⓘ Puquina language ⓘ Quechua ⓘ surface form: Quechua languages
usedTechnology	bronze tools ⓘ irrigation canals ⓘ stone tools ⓘ suspension bridges ⓘ
usedWritingSystem	quipu ⓘ
worshiped	Inti ⓘ Pachamama ⓘ Viracocha ⓘ mountain deities ⓘ

Referenced by (36)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Quechua → culturalRegion → Andean civilization ⓘ

Andean civilization → hasPart → Andean civilization self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Quechua polities

Moche culture → partOf → Andean civilization ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean civilizations

Wiphala → hasCulturalOrigin → Andean civilization ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean civilizations

Kawki → ethnicity → Andean civilization ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean indigenous peoples

New World → includesIndigenousPeoples → Andean civilization ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean civilizations

Runashimi → partOf → Andean civilization ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean Indigenous cultures

Chimu culture → partOf → Andean civilization ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean civilizations

Calca → hasCulturalRegion → Andean civilization ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean culture

Huayna Capac → culturalSphere → Andean civilization ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean civilizations

Killke culture → partOf → Andean civilization ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean civilizations

Maras → hasHeritage → Andean civilization ⓘ

this entity surface form: Inca cultural heritage

Andes cultural area → overlapsWith → Andean civilization ⓘ

Early Intermediate Period → appliesTo → Andean civilization ⓘ

this entity surface form: ancient Peru

Pukará de Quitor → culturalContext → Andean civilization ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean civilizations

Taita Inty → hasCulturalTheme → Andean civilization ⓘ

this entity surface form: Inca culture

Mamallay → hasTheme → Andean civilization ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean culture

Molle culture → culturalSphere → Andean civilization ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean civilizations

Lambayeque culture → partOf → Andean civilization ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean civilizations

Suray Surita → associatedWithCulture → Andean civilization ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean culture

Diaguita culture → influencedBy → Andean civilization ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean civilizations

Middle Horizon 1–2 → associatedWith → Andean civilization ⓘ

Wari archaeological site → heritageOf → Andean civilization ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean civilizations

Atacameño people → partOf → Andean civilization ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean civilizations

Quillacinga → partOf → Andean civilization ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean civilizations

Calchaquí culture → partOf → Andean civilization ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean civilizations

Pasto people → preColumbianCulture → Andean civilization ⓘ

Dumbarton Oaks Papers → subjectMatter → Andean civilization ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean civilizations

Inca messengers → culturalContext → Andean civilization ⓘ

Hunza → culturalArea → Andean civilization ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean civilizations

Cardal → heritage → Andean civilization ⓘ

Lanzón Gallery → associatedWithCivilization → Andean civilization ⓘ

Cupisnique culture → partOf → Andean civilization ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean civilizations

quena → hasHistoricalOrigin → Andean civilization ⓘ

this entity surface form: pre-Columbian Andes

Bandurria → partOf → Andean civilization ⓘ

Chancay culture → partOf → Andean civilization ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean civilizations