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.
Overview
Syllabus
- By This Expert
- 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
Taught by
Edwin Barnhart
