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Events relating to peru
The llama and the alpaca, two south American members of the camel family, are domesticated
Complex societies, with sophisticated temple architecture, develop at sites such as Aspero and Caral in the Norte Chico region of Peru
At Huaca Prieta, the earliest known farming community in South America, squash, gourds and chili are cultivated
Medicine men in Peru practise trephination, cuttting holes in the skulls of brave or foolhardy patients
Chávin de Huántar becomes the centre of the first civilization of south America
The people of Paracas, a coastal region of central Peru, create extremely sophisticated fabrics of woven cotton or vicuña wool
The earth drawings of the Nazca people, known now as the Nazca Lines, are some of the largest works of art ever created
The Mochica develop a civilization, in the north of modern Peru, known for its realistic pottery sculpture
The potato is cultivated in the Peruvian Andes
The quipu is used in the Wari culture and becomes the standard recording device of the Andean civilizations
Batán Grande, in northern Peru, becomes a great pilgrimage centre in the Sican culture
Chan Chan, today the largest of the ruined Andean cities, dominates the entire length of Peru
The Inca ethnic group migrates into the region of the Cuzco valley in Peru
Florence becomes a centre of international finance, with the Bardi and Peruzzi families acting as bankers to Europe's rulers
Edward III of England, defaulting on his massive debts, drives the Florentine banking families of Bardi and Peruzzi into bankruptcy
After a decisive victory over the Chanca people, a young Inca prince seizes the throne in Peru and takes the name Pachacuti
Cuzco, city of the Incas, grows rapidly in power after Pachacuti ('transformer of the earth') becomes emperor
The massive architecture of the Incas, consisting of finely dressed irregular blocks of stone, becomes a feature of Cuzco
The most sacred of the Inca divinities, Punchao, is symbolized by a great golden disc representing the sun
The Chimu empire in Peru is conquered by the Incas under the leadership of Pachacuti's son Topa
Topa succeeds his father, Pachacuti, as emperor of the Incas
The Inca empire is extended to the north and a second capital is established at Quito
On Topa's death his son Huayna Capac succeeds to the throne as Inca emperor
Even the remote city of Machu Picchu, on its peak above the jungle, is built in the massively precise Inca style of masonry
The female mamakuna and the male yanakuna are selected in childhood to serve the Inca state
