c. 900 BCE
Society
Andes
Chavin de Huantar
A highland Andean temple complex drew pilgrims through stone galleries and water channels.
Why it mattered
Unified Andean religion and art centuries before the Inca.
Iron Age
900 BCE
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West Africa
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Greek alphabet with vowels
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Persia
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