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 * ** Location **: northern Andean highlands of Peru.
 * ** Time period **: 900 BC-200 BC
 * ** Religion **: The Chavin religion was possibly led by or involved priestly roles. Religious activity involved elaborate costumes and music.It also involved human transformation or shape shifting, aided by the use of hallucinogenic drugs. Stone carving and pottery show that the Chavin people worshiped a ferocious-looking good, part jaguar and part human with grinning catlike features. This is the god that is believed to be responsible for balancing opposing forces.

_ They also made advances in metallurgy and textile production. _ They created refined artwork in gold and were skilled in soldering and temperature control. _ They used camel hair for their textiles and use dying techniques similar to modern day tie-dye. For a source of transportation and meat, they domesticated llamas. _ They cultivated crops such as potatoes and developed an irrigation system for agriculture. _ They left behind no written language. _ The main economic source of the Chavin people is llma jerky, or ch'arki.
 * ** Art **: Chavin art decorates the walls of the temple and includes carvings, sculptures and pottery. Artists depicted exotic creatures found in other regions, such as jaguars and eagles, rather than local plants and animals. The feline figure is one of the most important motifs seen in Chavin art. It has an important religious meaning and is repeated on many carvings and sculptures.Chavin art is difficult to interpret and understand, it intended only to be read by high priests. The arts and religion of the Chavin culture influenced later peoples of Peru.
 * ** Social Classes **: The Chavin power was established by the belief of the elite having divine connections. Shamans derived power and athority from their claim to devine connection. This was important for the community for they wanted to connect with the divine, and they believed the shamans could do that for them. Shamans had great social influence on the Chavin people, and were held in the highest respect.
 * ** Daily life **: They built complex temple, during the rainy season, the temples would often flood, so they created a drainage system.

Questions: 1. Describe some of the achievements of Chavin people. The Chavin culture was very architectural and they built huge temples and buildings. They made marvelous carvings and pottery of what seemed to be a ferocious-looking god, part jaguar and part human. 2. How did they come up the name for this first influential civilization? Archaeologists named the culture after a major ruin, Chavín de Huántar, in the northern highlands of Peru. 3. How did the Chavin culture influenced later peoples of Peru? Spreading art styles and religion. 4. Why was Peru a difficult place for the Chavin civilization to develop? Because the climate was hot during the day and freeze during the night. 5. What is the main food that Chavin people eat? Llma Jerky, potatoes. Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chav%C3%ADn_culture http://heritage-key.com/category/tags/chavin http://www.tampere.fi/ekstrat/taidemuseo/arkisto/peru/800/chavin_en.htm