Chan Chan

(noun)

The capital of the Chimú culture. It is in modern-day Peru.

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Examples of Chan Chan in the following topics:

  • Chimú

    • The Chimú were a culture that lasted from approximately 900 CE until 1470 CE along the northern coast of modern-day Peru, centered in the city of Chan Chan.
    • Many of these satellite areas produced commodities that the Chimú population based in the capital of Chan Chan could not.
    • The capital of Chan Chan likely developed a complex bureaucracy due to the elite's controlled access to information.
    • The majority of the citizens in each ciudadela (walled cities in the capital of Chan Chan) were artisans.
    • In the late Chimú, about 12,000 artisans lived and worked in Chan Chan alone.

  • Archaeology and History

    • Examples include the Archaic Southwest, the Arctic small tool tradition, the Poverty Point culture, and the Chan-Chan culture in southern Chile.

  • Religion Under the Tang Dynasty

    • Chinese alchemy, Chinese astrology, Chan Buddhism, several martial arts, traditional Chinese medicine, feng shui, and many styles of qigong have been intertwined with Taoism throughout history.
    • Nonetheless, Chan Buddhism gained popularity amongst the educated elite.
    • There were also many famous Chan monks from the Tang era, such as Mazu Daoyi, Baizhang, and Huangbo Xiyun.
    • The sect of Pure Land Buddhism initiated by the Chinese monk Huiyuan (334–416) was also just as popular as Chan Buddhism during the Tang.

  • Reasons for a Conceptual Framework

    • Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Channing Connelly, right, uses a laser-guided level to check for proper frame elevation as other Seabees adjust a frame board while working on a building foundation at a patrol base in Mahawil, Iraq, Feb. 4, 2009.

  • Introduction to Red Ocean and Blue Ocean Strategy

    • Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne.

  • Highlighting the Main Points

  • Unitarianism and Universalism

    • Buckminster's close associate William Ellery Channing became the leader of the Unitarian movement.

  • Chinese Literati Expressionism under the Ming Dynasty

    • However, the coining of the term "Southern School" is said to have been made by the scholar-artist Dong Qichang (1555–1636), who borrowed the concept from Ch'an (Zen) Buddhism, which also has Northern and Southern Schools.