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**First sentence of __Kerma: The Rise of an African Civilization__** "The floodplains along the Nile constitute an important but as yet little utilized series of laboratories for the comparative study of origins and interaction of ancient civilizations"

**__Andean Warfare__** Warfare in the Andes had a number of factors unique to their geographic location. Horses, cows, and other animals humans are able to ride were not present in South America. Animals such as llamas and Alpacas were used as pack animals but due to the extremely mountainous terrain almost all carrying, moving and traveling were done on foot. Warfare is especially important to the Inca civilization because each new Inca king or “Sapa Inca” was required to expand the Inca Empire and collect their own wealth because of this the Inca empire grew very rapidly and incorporated a number of different tribes and groups in the area. None of the groups in South America had developed advanced metallurgy so when the Spanish arrived with composite metals there was really no question which side’s weapons were better.

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**The Organization of Inca Society** George Peter Murdock //__[|The Scientific Monthly] __// Vol. 38, No. 3 (Mar., 1934), pp. 231-239Published by: __[|American Association for the Advancement of Science] __http://www.jstor.org/stable/15641 **[|Link to Article] **   **__-Key Words-__ **  **-Inca weapons ****-Slings **   **-Bows ** **-Est<span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #373737; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;">ólica ( similar to Atlatl)  ****<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #373737; cursor: pointer; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">-Bolas 9 (entangles legs) ****<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; 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background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #373737; cursor: pointer; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">-Politics of War **   <span style="display: block; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> <span style="display: block; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__**Module 13 assignment**__ <span style="display: block; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="display: block; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: separate; color: #000000; cursor: pointer; font-family: monospace,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 100; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Quilter, Jeffrey. "Moche politics, Religion, and Warfare." //Journal of World Prehistory// Vol 16 (2002): 145-95. ** <span style="display: block; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; display: block; font-family: monospace,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">This article talks about the ritualized concept of warfare within the Moche culture. The article notes that many of the shields and weapons were very flimsy and probably not made for real battle. Also depictions of battle lack the sling and show what appears to be Moche vs Moche by the type of clothing they were wearing. The main point which relates to my Wiki project is that the depictions and iconography in Moche ceramics were probably exaggerated and may be more mythical in origin than truth. The article does note that combat was probably present just not necessarily how it is depicted in art.{5} <span style="display: block; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; display: block; font-family: monospace,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">[|Link to article]  <span style="display: block; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> =__<span style="font-size: 120%; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Module 14 __= __ ﻿ <span style="font-family: monospace,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 100; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Janusek, John W. //Ancient Tiwanaku//. New York,NY: Cambridge University Press, 2008. __ __[|Link to Ebook]__ This book explores the Tiwanaku culture which preceded the Inca empire. This is yet another civilization which was similar to the Inca and this book describes how the Tiwanaku culture was less warlike than the Inca or Moche but still experienced war. This would be a interesting culture to add because they are less warlike than the Inca and Moche and may explain why some Andean cultures were more peaceful than others. <span style="display: block; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">