ANTH 3875

Pre-Columbian South America

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Course Description

Disciplines

Cultures & Societies of the World , Historical Perspectives

This course will review the history of South America from its earliest population to the Spanish Conquest. Emphasis will be placed on tracing the rise of civilization in the Andes. The Inka empire was only the last of a long sequence of states and empires. Comparison of the Inka state with earlier polities such as the Moche and Tiwanaku will reveal the unique and enduring traditions of Andean political organizations.

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