Chimu (chēm
`), ancient civilization on the desert coast of N Peru. It is believed to have begun c.1200. The Mochica Mochica (mōchē`kə), ancient Native American civilization on the coast of N Peru.
..... Click the link for more information. , an earlier civilization, was previously known as early Chimu or proto-Chimu. After the decline of the Mochica (c.800), there was a long transition period about which relatively little is known except that it was probably influenced by Tiahuanaco Tiahuanaco (tyäwänä`kō), ancient native ruin, W Bolivia, 34 mi (55 km) S of Lake Titicaca , near the Peruvian border.
..... Click the link for more information. . The Chimu were urban dwellers and apparently had a powerful military and a complex, well-organized social system. They built many well-planned cities; the largest and most impressive was their capital, Chan Chan Chan Chan (chän chän), ruins of an ancient city near Trujillo, N Peru.
..... Click the link for more information. . The Chimu exerted considerable influence on the Cuismancu empire, centered at Chancay Chancay (chäng-kī`), archaeological site in central Peru, center of the ancient Cuismancu empire.
..... Click the link for more information. . The last phases of Chimu civilization were contemporaneous with the rise of the Inca Inca (ĭng`kə), pre-Columbian empire, W South America.
..... Click the link for more information. empire, by which it was absorbed c.1460.
`), ancient civilization on the desert coast of N Peru. It is believed to have begun c.1200. The Mochica Mochica (mōchē`kə), ancient Native American civilization on the coast of N Peru...... Click the link for more information. , an earlier civilization, was previously known as early Chimu or proto-Chimu. After the decline of the Mochica (c.800), there was a long transition period about which relatively little is known except that it was probably influenced by Tiahuanaco Tiahuanaco (tyäwänä`kō), ancient native ruin, W Bolivia, 34 mi (55 km) S of Lake Titicaca , near the Peruvian border.
..... Click the link for more information. . The Chimu were urban dwellers and apparently had a powerful military and a complex, well-organized social system. They built many well-planned cities; the largest and most impressive was their capital, Chan Chan Chan Chan (chän chän), ruins of an ancient city near Trujillo, N Peru.
..... Click the link for more information. . The Chimu exerted considerable influence on the Cuismancu empire, centered at Chancay Chancay (chäng-kī`), archaeological site in central Peru, center of the ancient Cuismancu empire.
..... Click the link for more information. . The last phases of Chimu civilization were contemporaneous with the rise of the Inca Inca (ĭng`kə), pre-Columbian empire, W South America.
..... Click the link for more information. empire, by which it was absorbed c.1460.
Bibliography
See J. A. Mason, Ancient Civilizations of Peru (1957, rev. ed. 1988); V. W. Wolfgang, The Desert Kingdoms of Peru (1965); E. P. Lanning, Peru before the Incas (1967).
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