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Trek through the lost worlds of South America and discover exotic civilizations in this course on the culture, architecture, and history of these ancient peoples.

Syllabus

  • 01: South America's Lost Cradle of Civilization
  • 02: Discovering Peru's Earliest Cities
  • 03: South America's First People
  • 04: Ceramics, Textiles, and Organized States
  • 05: Chavin and the Rise of Religious Authority
  • 06: Cupisnique to Salinar-Elite Rulers and War
  • 07: Paracas-Mummies, Shamans, and Severed Heads
  • 08: The Nazca Lines and Underground Channels
  • 09: The Moche-Pyramids, Gold, and Warriors
  • 10: The Moche-Richest Tombs in the New World
  • 11: The Moche-Drugs, Sex, Music, and Puppies
  • 12: Enigmatic Tiwanaku by Lake Titicaca
  • 13: The Amazon-Civilization Lost in the Jungle
  • 14: The Wari-Foundations of the Inca Empire?
  • 15: The Chimu-Empire of the Northern Coast
  • 16: The Sican-Goldsmiths of the Northern Coast
  • 17: The Inca Origins-Mythology v. Archaeology
  • 18: Cuzco and the Tawantinsuyu Empire
  • 19: The Inca-From Raiders to Empire
  • 20: The Inca-Gifts of the Empire
  • 21: The Khipu-Language Hidden in Knots
  • 22: Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley
  • 23: Spanish Contact-Pizarro Conquers the Inca
  • 24: Remnants of the Past-Andean Culture Today
  • By This Expert

Taught by

Edwin Barnhart

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