The Moche Government and Social Structure

The Moche Civilization was an Andean people that thrived on the coast of:

• Bolivia

• Peru

It is one of the huge monuments that came to characterize the Moche culture

• The warrior priest tomb

• The worker tomb

Who controlled both warfare and the Moche religion as holy men?

• The Royal family

• The Warrior Priests

Who does have the head of a jaguar and the body of a man?

• The Decapitator God

• The God of rhe Moon

Where did the Moche Royal Family live?

• In Massive courtyards

• In pyramids

• Both

Who was in charge of all government building projects especially pyramids?

• The Warrior Priests

• The Kuruka

Who did use reservoirs and the canals to irrigate their fields that suffered from drought periodically?

• Farmers

• Artisans

Who were the most important cog of the Moche economic powerhouse?

• The Kuruka

• The artisans

Why did the artisans were very important for the Moche even if they were at the botton of the social classes?

• They knew how to work the gold

• They know how to fight

Who were the lower down social classes in the Moche civilization?

• The soldiers, nobles, and traders

• The artisans, builders, and farmers