chinchorro mummification showed us that this society was egalitarian and showed no form of hierarchy. It also showed the high mortality rate in kids. These mummies out date the Egyptian mummies so it sets a better time period on how old this civilization is and when it started to become more sophisticated and complex.

this is important because during this pre-ceramic time period these flat top building structures started to show up before actual full sized cities showing that it was just the beginning to architectural design of monuments and buildings 

Source: Tavera, L. (2008, January 1). Aspero. Retrieved November 14, 2014, from http://www.arqueologiadelperu.com.ar/aspero.htm

Graphic: http://www.capital.com.pe/pict.php?a=1&g=8&c=n&p=cdn.rpp.com.pe!fotos!actualidad!barrancaturismo290812!barranca009.jpg

Source: Quilter, J. (1983, September 1). Subsistence Economies and the Origins of Andean Complex Societies. Retrieved November 14, 2014, from http://www.nabohome.org/meetings/glthec/materials/quilter/Quilter_and_Stocker_1983.pdf

the culture that cultivated this crop often times used it to create a drink called ChiCha which was then used in religious ceremony. It also introduced many other uses for maze as well as a great food source that can grow in the highlands.

Source: Gibson, L. (2002, January 1). Origin, History, and Uses of Corn (Zea mays). Retrieved November 14, 2014, from http://agron-www.agron.iastate.edu/Courses/agron212/readings/corn_history.htm

Graphic: http://beyondblighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/IMG_0033-1024x768.jpg

The Moche people started to develop very unique sets of pottery that depicted daily activities. Also they even sometimes depicted sexual acts showing that there was a lot of social complexity and diversity within the community and civilization.

Source:Bernier, H. (2008, January 1). Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. Retrieved November 14, 2014, from http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/moch/hd_moch.htm

Graphic: http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/236x/c1/7b/8a/c17b8a526506eb4054ff80e811f82155.jpg

The Wari were one of the first in this region to develop terracing as a form of agriculture. This lead them to a little bit of power because of the efficiency of crop production at higher altitudes and made farming in those areas much easier and successful. They were ale to farm areas that other civilizations could not.

Source:Vazquez, A. (1997, January 1). Wari: Lords of the Ancient Andes. Retrieved November 18, 2014.

The Geoglyphs that the Nazca created were important because it showed that there was a level of communication and interaction to east side of the Andes Mountains. They depicted creatures and animals like monkeys and other possibly religious figures.

Source: Reiche, M. (2002, May 1). Association- Lines and Figures of the Nazca Culture/Peru" Retrieved November 18, 2014, from http://www2.htw-dresden.de/~nazca/Englisch/index.html

Graphic: http://www.raisingmiro.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/nazca1-300x225.jpg

The Chan Chan was the first real city where there was an example of leadership and a social structure. Each ruler built their own structure that after they died became their tomb so there are many of these structure throughout the city.

Source: Holstein, O. (1927, January 1). Chan-Chan: Capital of the Great Chimu. Retrieved November 18, 2014, from http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/208132?uid=3739960&uid=2&uid=4&uid=3739256&sid=21105231645243

Graphic: http://filer.livinginperu.com/travel/chanchan.jpg

The Chasqui Runners was a big reason that the Inca were able to come to such power. The Inca people managed to create roads that these Chasqui Runners used to get messages wherever needed. Also the they are said that they could get a message anywhere in the empire within four days.

Source: Weber, A. (2011, September 9). Chasqi Runners. Retrieved November 14, 2014, from http://incaencyclopediag.pbworks.com/w/page/21104976/Chasqi Runners

Graphic: http://static.squarespace.com/static/515e4207e4b0875140ca4665/t/52943013e4b070faa7d2c308/1385443351763/Chasqui%20Running%20Challenge%20Pic%202.jpg

The El Paraiso is really important because it has stood the time of the development of the south American Culture. The El Paraiso was a religious structure that was a U shape and throughout the history of all the civilizations in this area this building is there. So it shows that ideas were spread and then used.

Source: News, B. (2013, February 13). Peru temple 'up to 5,000 years old' Retrieved November 14, 2014, from http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-21436513

Graphic: http://davidpratt.info/americas/andes2%20u-shape.jpg