Construction of El Paraíso in Peru
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Architecture
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Prehistoric Humans
- Curriculum: Latin American History, American Indian History, American Pre-Colonial History (to 1606), Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Peru
- Date: c. 1800-c. 1500
Article abstract: The construction of El Paraíso reflected the continued development of early complex society on the Pacific coast of Peru.
Summary of Event
Early theories of cultural evolution assumed that complex societies and civilization could not have emerged until agriculture became the primary means by which people obtained their subsistence. These theories reasoned that only agriculture could have created sufficient surplus to finance the construction of monumental architecture, long-distance trade, and more complex forms of political...
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