The Wari Empire (was epic!)

Ancient Americas • June 2, 2025

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Welcome to the Ancient Americas YouTube channel. I’m your host, Pete and together, we will explore the rich and beautiful pre-columbian history of North and South America from the initial migration of humans into the Americas, to the great empires of Mesoamerica and the Andes and everything in between. This is a history that I find endlessly fascinating but is often neglected in classrooms and misunderstood in popular media. This channel is my effort to educate you, one member of a curious public, on this period’s history and its people. If you’re tired of seeing this obscure history boiled down to aliens and giants and just want an honest approach, please subscribe to the channel. There’s a lot to learn out there! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ancientamericas About the creator: Pete is an average guy in the midwestern United States. He's not a professional archaeologist nor historian but he's always been fascinated by history and loves sharing what he learns.

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In this follow up video, we explore how the Wari empire worked and why it was so successful. For over 300 years, the Wari empire ruled an area stretching almost the entire coast of Peru, over the Andes and into the Amazonian rainforest. Find out how the empire rose, prospered and fell. Part 1: https://youtu.be/pJVOMxEigQk Chapters: Introduction: 0:00 Geography: 2:30 Wari Expansion: 8:46 Wari Authority Across the Empire: 14:08 Wari Feasting: 24:20 Wari Violence: 29:05 Wari and Tiwanaku: 31:52 Decline and conclusion: 33:50 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ancientamericas Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AncientAmericas Sources and Bibliography: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RFlnFLebXNpXe4swaksDhuzWKn95v36MB7-vyqxqoTE/edit?usp=sharing