Andean Middle Horizon

Target entity: Andean Middle Horizon
Context triple: [Viracochapampa, timePeriod, Andean Middle Horizon]

• A. Andean Late Horizon
  The Andean Late Horizon was the final pre-Columbian cultural period in the central Andes, marked by the expansion and dominance of the Inca Empire just before Spanish conquest.
• B. Late Intermediate Period of the Andes
  The Late Intermediate Period of the Andes was a pre-Inca era (c. 1000–1470 CE) marked by the rise of powerful regional states and urban centers such as the Chimú capital Chan Chan along the Andean coast and highlands.
• C. Lima culture period
  The Lima culture period was a pre-Columbian era on Peru’s central coast characterized by distinctive adobe pyramid constructions, ceramics, and irrigation systems, exemplified by sites such as Huaca Pucllana.
• D. Casma–Sechin culture
  The Casma–Sechin culture was an early complex society on the northern coast of Peru, notable for its monumental stone architecture, large ceremonial centers, and some of the oldest known relief carvings in the Andes.
• E. Nazca period
  The Nazca period was an ancient pre-Columbian era in southern Peru, best known for the Nazca culture’s intricate pottery, textiles, and the monumental Nazca Lines geoglyphs.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Andean Middle Horizon
Target entity description: The Andean Middle Horizon was a pre-Columbian period (roughly 600–1000 CE) in the central Andes marked by the expansion and cultural influence of powerful highland states such as Wari and Tiwanaku.

• A. Andean Late Horizon
  The Andean Late Horizon was the final pre-Columbian cultural period in the central Andes, marked by the expansion and dominance of the Inca Empire just before Spanish conquest.
• B. Late Intermediate Period of the Andes
  The Late Intermediate Period of the Andes was a pre-Inca era (c. 1000–1470 CE) marked by the rise of powerful regional states and urban centers such as the Chimú capital Chan Chan along the Andean coast and highlands.
• C. Lima culture period
  The Lima culture period was a pre-Columbian era on Peru’s central coast characterized by distinctive adobe pyramid constructions, ceramics, and irrigation systems, exemplified by sites such as Huaca Pucllana.
• D. Casma–Sechin culture
  The Casma–Sechin culture was an early complex society on the northern coast of Peru, notable for its monumental stone architecture, large ceremonial centers, and some of the oldest known relief carvings in the Andes.
• E. Nazca period
  The Nazca period was an ancient pre-Columbian era in southern Peru, best known for the Nazca culture’s intricate pottery, textiles, and the monumental Nazca Lines geoglyphs.
• F. None of above. chosen