The+Chimu+Civilization+By+Emma+Hall

The Chimu Civilization is from the 15th century in the center of Chimor, with the capital of now a day Trujillo, Peru. This was 50 years before the Spanish. The Moche civilization is identified as early Chimu. This is the same territory where the Mochica had existed centuries before. This is a culture of coasts. The pottery is what the Chimu is known for. They used fine metals like copper, silver, and bronzes. Shaping the pottery as creatures or human figures was most common. They would heat the clay in a high temperature closed in kin. Religion was an important thing to the Chimu's. They worshiped the moon and the sea. They believed the sun was less powerful than the moon because the moon stayed out all day and night while the sun doesn't. They also believed the starts were the moons emissaries. Sacrifice was brought to the sea. Shells and people were used for sacrifice. The Tumi was a sacrificial ax made out of either bronze, copper, gold, and silver. The Chimu's believed the Earth had to be constitutionally fed with human blood.