Tiwanaku Empire

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf pre-Columbian civilization
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Tiwanaku_culture
Tiahuanaco Empire
gptkbp:archaeologicalFinds discovered in 16th century by Spanish chroniclers
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Tiwanaku
gptkbp:centeredIn gptkb:Tiwanaku_(archaeological_site)
gptkbp:collapsed c. 1000 AD
gptkbp:declinedAfter gptkb:dam
climate change
gptkbp:economy agriculture
trade
camelid herding
gptkbp:existsIn Andean region
gptkbp:flourishedDuring c. 1000 AD
c. 300 AD
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tiwanaku Empire
gptkbp:iconography gptkb:Staff_God
Sun Gate deity
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Argentina
gptkb:Chile
gptkb:Peru
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Pukara_culture
Qaluyu culture
gptkbp:language gptkb:Puquina
gptkb:Aymara
gptkbp:locatedInPresentDay gptkb:Bolivia
gptkbp:majorSite gptkb:Akapana_pyramid
gptkb:Kalasasaya_temple
gptkb:Pumapunku
gptkb:Semi-Subterranean_Temple
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Gateway_of_the_Sun
agricultural terraces
monumental architecture
stonework
raised field agriculture
gptkbp:populationEstimate 10,000 to 20,000 (at capital)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Inca_Empire
gptkbp:region gptkb:Lake_Titicaca_basin
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Andean_religion
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Arthur_Posnansky
gptkb:Carlos_Ponce_Sanginés
gptkbp:style gptkb:ceramics
iconic stone sculpture
gptkbp:successor Aymara kingdoms
gptkbp:tradedOn gptkb:Wari_Empire
coastal Andean cultures
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Tiwanaku:_Spiritual_and_Political_Centre_of_the_Tiwanaku_Culture
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tiahuanacu
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7