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South America
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coast, mountains, high planes, and jungle.
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Nazca Culture 200 BC - AD 650
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Coastal culture. Geoglyphs. Nazca lines.
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Highlands
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mountains come right down to the sea, makes coastal area slender. Causes el nino.
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El nino
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pacific phenomenon. Impact is incredibly strong because it causes a lot of rain which is bad for mud brick houses. And fish stocks drop. Climate records can pin point with archaeological records.
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Tiwanaku Culture
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650-1000 AD. Located in the highlands.
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Site of Tiwanaku located in Bolivia
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agricultural intensification, raised fields. Increased growing season because it protected plants from frost, and it also provided a system of canalization.
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Inka Culture
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1476-1533 AD. Very Brief. Exact end date. Inherited a sets of systems and cultures from all the other cultures of highland and lowland, kind of like the Romans. The biggest reach of distribution, were able to bring together a vast amount of area. Capitalized on previous generations of knowledge. Also have spectacular art. Sophisticated gold work. Spanish conquest and small pox took 7 years to dismantle the Inka.
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