Ancient South America: Arts and Culture

Who ruled the South American civilizations?

• Presidents

• Prime Ministers

• High Priests or Kings

What were the homes made up of?

• `Wooden Posts covered in mud

• Roofs with Grass

• Stone Blocks

• All of the answers

What were the main meal made up of? (More than one answer)

• Beef and Potatoes

• Fish and Rice

• Stew of potatoes, beans corn, peppers squash and chilies

• Guinea Pigs

What material were the clothes made up for the people living on the coast?

• Cotton

• Llama Wool

• Alpaca

• Gold and silver thread

What material were the clothes made up for the people living in the mountains?

• Cotton

• Alpaca

• Llama Wool

• Gold and Silver Thread

The clothes for the nobles were made up of... (more than one answer)

• Cotton

• Llama Wool

• Alpaca

• Gold and silver thread

What did the Chavin do?

• Hammered gold into thin sheets

• Wove alpaca wool

• Decorated their textiles with patterns on pottery

• Made musical instruments

• All of the answers

What were the Incas specialty?

• Most advanced cooks

• Most advanced knitters

• Most advanced metalworkers of all the ancient Andian civilizations

• All of the answers

What were the Moche famous for?

• Metalwork made out of gold

• Pottery of priests and rulers

• Textiles of cotton and llama

• All of the answers

What were the Nazca famous for?

• Crafting fine lace and giant pieces of textile

• Metalwork made out of gold

• Pottery of priests and rulers

• All of the answers