Andean Late Horizon

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The Andean Late Horizon was the final pre-Columbian cultural period in the central Andes, marked by the expansion and dominance of the Inca Empire just before Spanish conquest.


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Andean chronological period
archaeological culture period
pre-Columbian cultural period
associatedWith Inca Empire
capitalCity Cusco
characterizedBy Quechua language expansion
expansion of the Inca state
imperial road networks
mit’a labor system
political centralization under the Inca
spread of Inca religious cults
standardized administrative centers
state-managed agriculture
state-sponsored architecture
dominantPower Inca state
Tawantinsuyu
endedBy Spanish conquest
collapse of the Inca Empire
endTime c. 1532 CE
early 16th century CE
follows Andean Late Intermediate Period
hasEconomy redistributive economy
state-controlled long-distance exchange
hasFeature Inca road system (Qhapaq Ñan)
imperial storage facilities (qullqas)
provincial administrative centers
royal estates
state-planned agricultural terraces
hasLocation central Andes
modern Peru
parts of Argentina
parts of Bolivia
parts of Chile
parts of Ecuador
hasReligion state cult of Inti
veneration of Inca royal ancestors
hasWritingSystem quipu-based record keeping
knownFor integration of diverse ethnic groups
monumental stone architecture
rapid imperial expansion
standardized imperial art styles
partOf Andean chronological sequence
precedes Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
startTime c. 1470 CE
timeInRelationTo immediately before European colonization of the Andes

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Pisac archaeological site ("Inca period")
constructedIn
Andean Late Horizon ("Andean Late Intermediate Period")
follows
Pre-Columbian era
hasSubperiod
Maras ("Inca times")
saltPansInUseSince

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