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Questions:

1. - how was the mochica´s military life?

2. - Which were the religious characteristics?

3. - Which is the cultural legacy of the mochicas?

4. - What age did mochicas live?

5. – what architecture styles were used in their houses and tombs constructions?

Glosary

1. Shortly alter → Poco después.

2. Handicrafts → Artesanías

3. Finest → El más fino.

4. West → Oeste.

5. Effors → Esfuerzos.

6. Split → Fractura.

7. Ruin → Ruina.

8. Found → Encontrado.

9. Richly → Rico.

10. Rewarded → Recompensado.

11. Several → Varios.

12. Ensuing → Sobrevenir.

13. Yielded → Rendido.

14. Renowned → Renombrado.

15. Begun → Comenzado.

16. Century → Siglo.

17. Phase → Fase.

18. Major → Principal.

19. Centuries later → Siglos más adelantes.

20. Even → Inclusive.

21. Clearing → Claro.

22. Rubble → Escombro.

23. Looting → Saqueo.

24. Sumptuous → Suntuoso.

25. So far → Hasta ahora.

26. Researchers → Investigadores.

27. Minor → De menor importancia

28. Uncovered → Destapado.

29. Cache → Escondrijo.

30. Pots → Potes.

31. Overlay → Recubrimiento.

32. Lying → Mentira.

33. Flat → Plano.

34. Facing upwards → Frente hacia arriba.

35. Perhaps → Quizás.

36. Above → Sobre.

37. Burial → Entierro

38. Offerings → ofrendas

39. Insignia → Insignia

40. Illness → Enfermedad

41. Average → Promedio

42. Wooden → madera

43. Sceptre → Cetro

44. Niches → Lugares

45. However → Al menos

46. Hence → Por lo tanto

47. Slaughtering → Matanza

48. Laid → Puesto

49. Dozen vessels → Recipientes por docena

50. Sides → Lados

51. Shields → protectores

2. - By means of explanatory pictures it describes the political, social and economic aspects of the Moche culture

Social Organization

At the onset Moche society was probably organized at the complex chiefdom level. At this time Moche social organization had probably reached the level of a theocratic state. During Moche phase V the priestly elite lost prestige and we see the beginnings of a new. This move toward a more secular administration was crystallized several centuries later by the Chimú.

Organization political

Its political unity was maintained by an elaborate ritual system dominated by a prestigious priestly elite in which the Huaca de la Luna played a fundamental role.

Organization Economíc

The Moche civilization had two economic pillars. Their brilliant farming expertise harnessed mountain runoff and fertile soils with large irrigation systems capable of producing substantial grain surpluses and acres of cotton for their fine textiles. The second pillar was a bountiful Pacific. Coastal upwelling brought swarms of anchovy to feed, and Moche fisherfolk in their reed boats harvested millions of anchovy throughout the year. Thousands of kilograms of protein-rich fish meal traveled from the coast to amplify the carbohydrate diet of highland farmers far inland. The anchovy, by helping to support a large nonagricultural population, was of vital economic importance to the Moche