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The Huari (or Wari) was a Middle Horizon civilization that flourished in the southern Andes from about 500 to 1200 AD. The capital city is located near the modern city of Ayacucho, Peru. This city was the center of an empire that covered most of the highlands and coast of modern Peru. It was one of the first large empires in South America, following that of the Moche and contemporary with that of Tiwanaku. The Huari state established architecturally distinctive administrative centers in many of its provinces. Some 300 years after the Huari empire collapsed, Tahuantinsuyu became the dominant power in the Andean region. This is a chart of the Peruvian cultural periods used by archaeologist studying the area. ... Note that the geology in this article currently reflects views from the first decade of the 20th century. ... Events Possible date for the Battle of Mons Badonicus: Romano-British and Celts defeat an Anglo-Saxon army that may have been led by the bretwalda Aelle of Sussex (approximate date; suggested dates range from 490 to 510) Note: This battle may have influenced the legend of King Arthur. ... Events University of Paris receives charter from Philip II of France Births Matthew Paris, English Benedictine monk and chronicler (approximate date). ... Ayacucho is the capital of the department of Ayacucho in Peru. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Moche Pottery (Image © PROMPERU, used with permission) The Moche civilization (aka the Mochica culture, Early Chimu, Pre-Chimu, Proto-Chimu, etc. ... Middle Horizon Tiwanaku (old spelling: Tiahuanaco) is an important Pre-Columbian archeological site in Bolivia. ... For other meanings of Inca, see Inca (disambiguation). ...


The Huari empire also served as a model for the following Inca Empire. They already had a major road network set up throughout their empire which served as an example to the mighty Inca empire. Also they had large religious centres sush as Pachacamac as a counterpart for Tihuanaco.


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Peru - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (6414 words)
The oldest primitive cultures appeared in 6000 BCE: in the coast (in the provinces of Chilca and Paracas) and in the highlands (in the province of Callejon de Huaylas).
Tiahuanaco culture was developed by the borders of lake Titicaca between IX and XIII centuries.
This culture built the city of Chan Chan in the valley of the Moche river, in La Libertad, between the XIV and XV centuries.
Wari (594 words)
After conquering another people, as in most conquests, the Wari subdued the old cultures and enforced their own way of life forbidding any practice of the former culture, losing all traces of the unwritten culture that was conquered.
Wari cities were made up of large rectangular shaped buildings that were laid out in strict grid patterns that would resemble most of today's city block structures.
This caused the Wari to flee to the lower jungles of the Andes.
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