Moche culture

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The Moche culture was an influential pre-Columbian civilization on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its sophisticated irrigation systems, monumental adobe pyramids, and highly detailed ceramics depicting daily life, warfare, and ritual.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Andean culture ⓘ
archaeological culture ⓘ
pre-Columbian civilization ⓘ
artMedium fine-line painted ceramics ⓘ
mold-made ceramic vessels ⓘ
stirrup-spout vessels ⓘ
artStyle naturalistic representation of humans and animals ⓘ
burialPractice elite tombs with rich grave goods ⓘ
capital Moche (near modern Trujillo, Peru) ⓘ
linked to: Moche Valley
declineFactors climatic events such as El Niño ⓘ
social conflict ⓘ
economyBasedOn irrigated agriculture ⓘ
endTime c. 800 CE ⓘ
flourishedInPeriod Early Intermediate Period ⓘ
hadPoliticalStructure complex chiefdoms or small states ⓘ
iconographyFeature ritual combat scenes ⓘ
sexual imagery ⓘ
supernatural beings ⓘ
warrior-priests ⓘ
influenced Chimú culture ⓘ
linked to: Chimu culture

later Lambayeque (Sicán) culture ⓘ
influencedBy earlier Cupisnique culture ⓘ
knownFor depictions of warfare and ritual in art ⓘ
highly detailed ceramics ⓘ
metalworking in gold and silver ⓘ
monumental adobe pyramids ⓘ
realistic portrait vessels ⓘ
sophisticated irrigation systems ⓘ
locatedIn South America ⓘ
northern coast of Peru ⓘ
mainCrop beans ⓘ
cotton ⓘ
maize ⓘ
peanuts ⓘ
squash ⓘ
majorSite El Brujo ⓘ
Huaca de la Luna ⓘ
Huaca del Sol ⓘ
Pampa Grande ⓘ
San José de Moro ⓘ
Sipán ⓘ
notableDiscovery Royal Tombs of Sipán ⓘ
linked to: Sipán
partOf Andean civilizations ⓘ
linked to: Andean civilization
practiced fishing and marine resource exploitation ⓘ
religion polytheistic religion ⓘ
ritual sacrifice practices ⓘ
startTime c. 100 CE ⓘ
usedBuildingMaterial adobe brick ⓘ
usedLanguage Proto-Mochica (hypothesized) ⓘ

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Peru → preColumbianCulture → Moche culture ⓘ
Chavín culture → influenced → Moche culture ⓘ
Andean civilization → hasPart → Moche culture ⓘ
Chimu culture → followed → Moche culture ⓘ
Chimu culture → precededBy → Moche culture ⓘ
Chimu culture → influencedBy → Moche culture ⓘ
Andes cultural area → includesCulture → Moche culture ⓘ
Early Intermediate Period → hasArchaeologicalSite → Moche (Huacas del Sol y de la Luna) ⓘ
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Andean mythology → influencedByCulture → Moche culture ⓘ
El Brujo → culture → Moche culture ⓘ
El Brujo → period → Moche period ⓘ
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Lady of Cao → culture → Moche culture ⓘ
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Lambayeque culture → follows → Moche culture ⓘ
Lambayeque culture → influencedBy → Moche culture ⓘ
Huaca del Sol → civilization → Moche civilization ⓘ
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Huaca del Sol → builtBy → Moche people ⓘ
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Moche Valley → hasArchaeologicalCulture → Moche culture ⓘ
Moche Valley → wasHeartlandOf → Moche civilization ⓘ
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Huaca de la Luna → culture → Moche culture ⓘ
Huaca de la Luna → associatedWith → Moche civilization ⓘ
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Huaca de la Luna → builtBy → Moche people ⓘ
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Huaca de la Luna → hasArtStyle → Moche iconography ⓘ
linked to: Moche culture
Sipán → culture → Moche culture ⓘ
Sipán → partOf → Moche archaeological tradition ⓘ
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Sipán → civilization → Moche civilization ⓘ
linked to: Moche culture
Pampa Grande → culture → Moche civilization ⓘ
linked to: Moche culture
Pampa Grande → partOf → Moche cultural sphere ⓘ
linked to: Moche culture
Pampa Grande → civilization → Moche ⓘ
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San José de Moro → associatedCulture → Moche culture ⓘ
Mochica language → associatedWith → Moche civilization ⓘ
linked to: Moche culture
Mochica language → associatedWith → Mochica culture ⓘ
linked to: Moche culture
Mochica language → usedBy → Moche people ⓘ
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Mochica language → usedBy → Mochica people ⓘ
linked to: Moche culture
Moche River → namedAfter → Moche culture ⓘ
Chiclayo → associatedCulture → Moche culture ⓘ
Vicús culture → followedBy → Moche culture ⓘ
Vicús culture → influenced → Moche culture ⓘ
History of Peru → includesTopic → Moche culture ⓘ
Chimú Kingdom → predecessor → Moche culture ⓘ
Chimú Kingdom → influencedBy → Moche culture ⓘ
Huaca Cao Viejo → culture → Moche culture ⓘ
Huaca Cao Viejo → associatedWith → Moche civilization ⓘ
linked to: Moche culture
Huaca Cao Viejo → builtBy → Moche people ⓘ
linked to: Moche culture