Unit 3 lecture 13: the architecture of the inca empire
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hunter gathers village
hunter gathers village
Who built the hunter gathers village
Inca
when was the hunter gathers village built
11,000 bce
where was the hunter gathers village built?
Monte Verde, Chile
Why is the hunter gathers village significant?
tensile structure made of animal hide
nazcan lines
nazcan lines
Where were the NAzcan Lines?
peru
when were the nazcan lines?
400 bce- 800 ce
who made the nazcan lines
nazca culture
why is it significant?
massive animal depictions some of which were miles long in every direction. They were imprinted by removing the crust of the weathered stony ground a piling the darkstones on the sides revealing the yello sand and gravel surfaces/
ollantaytambo
where is ollantaytambo
peru
when was ollantaytambo?
no date given but around 15th century
who ollantaytambo?
inca
why is ollantaytambo significant?
it was a very structured construction using a three tiered masonry system
canchas
canchas
who built canchas?
inca
when where canchas nuilt
no dtae given
where were canchas built
ollantaytambo, peru
why is cancahs, ollantaytambo significant
built with multiple types of stone so that the outskirts were more crude masonry, but the middle was ashlar masonry. trapezoid shaped masonry blocks
coricancha
coricancha
where was coricancha
cuzco, peru
who built coricancha?
inca
when was coricancha built?
1450-1470 CE
why is coricancha significant?
high level of construction, so it was reused when the spacish invaded. curved wall means it was significant to the inca. stone was placed by hand with no mortar
machu pichu
who built machu pichu?
inca
who discovered machu pichu?
hiram birgham the third in 1911
when was machu pichu built?
1438-1471 CE
where was machu pichu?
peru
why is machu pichu significant?
it was not a typical city in that it wasnt in constant use, but there were lots of terraces for farming as well as a quarry, a gate, and houses. constructed of ashlar masonry, stacked stone, and wooden beamss
guards house with a thatched roof
where was the guards house with a thatched roof?
machu pichu
when was the guards house with a thatched roof
no date given (1400s ce)
who built the guards house with a thatched roof
inca
why was the guards house with a thatched roof significant?
just a lookout in machu pichu, so it was constructed of crude rusticated masonry, not the highly fashioned ashlar masonry.
main temple
main temple
where was the main temple?
machu pichu, peru
when was the main temple
no date given (1400s ce)
who built the main temple
inca
why was the main temple significant?
it was very clean dry laid ashlar masonry .
temple/sun cult stone
where is the temple/sun cult stone
machu pichu, peru
when was the temple/sun cult stone
no date given (1400s ce)
who built the templ/sun cult stone
Inca
why is the temple/sun cult stone significant
kindof like a sundial that was associated with astrology in their reliogion. can tell its religous because high level of surrounding masonry.