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9-11th century Sican funerary mask in the Metropolitan Museum.

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Inka (Inca)
Moche (Mochica)
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Metal glasses. Lambayeque culture. Larco Museum, Lima-Perú.

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From Wikipedia:
Pre-Columbian Civilizations and Cultures
 
North America Ancient Pueblo (Anasazi) – Fremont – Mississippian
   
Mesoamerica Huastec – Izapa – Mixtec – Olmec – Pipil – Tarascan – Teotihuacán – Toltec – Totonac – Zapotec
   
South America Norte Chico – Chavín – Chibcha – Chimor – Chachapoya – Huari – Moche – Nazca – Tairona – Tiwanaku
   
Main civilizations
 
The Aztec Empire The Maya civilization The Inca Empire
     
Language Nahuatl language Mayan languages Quechua
Writing Aztec writing Mayan writing
Religion Aztec religion Maya religion Inca religion
Mythology Aztec mythology Maya mythology Inca mythology
Calendar Aztec calendar Maya calendar
Society Aztec society Maya society Inca society
Infrastructure Chinampas Maya architecture Inca architecture (road system)
Incan agriculture
History Aztec history Inca history
People Moctezuma I
Moctezuma II
Cuitlahuac
Cuauhtémoc
 Pacal the Great
Tecun Uman		 Manco Capac
Pachacutec
Atahualpa
Conquest Spanish conquest of Mexico
(Hernán Cortés)		 Spanish conquest of Yucatán
(Francisco de Montejo)
Spanish conquest of Guatemala
(Pedro de Alvarado)		 Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
(Francisco Pizarro)

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9th to 11th century Sican beaker gold cups from Lambayeque, Peru. Now in the Metropolitan Museum.

9th to 11th century Sican beaker gold cups from Lambayeque, Peru. Now in the Metropolitan Museum
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