• Dates of predominance
• Name variations, pronunciation, and origins
• Location
• Tiwanaku
• History
• Government
• Economy
• Religion
• Arts and sciences
• Decline
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Many experts consider Tiwanaku (pronounced tee-wah-NAH-coo) and Wari (pronounced wah-REE; see Chapter 8) to be the first expansive empires of the Andean region. (An empire is a vast, complex unit extending across political boundaries and dominated by one central power, which generally takes control of the economy, government, and culture in communities throughout its...