# Moche Civilization — WHE Definition Discussion **URL:** \ **Category:** WHE Articles\ **Created:** [August 20, 2014, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/moche-civilization-whe-definition-discussion/408 "2014-08-20T12:27:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2014, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/moche-civilization-whe-definition-discussion/408/1 "2014-08-20T12:27:25Z")
The Moche civilization (also known as the Mochica) flourished along the northern coast and valleys of ancient Peru, in particular, in the Chicama and Trujillo Valleys, between 1 CE and 800 CE. The Moche state spread to eventually cover an area from the Huarmey Valley in the south to the Piura Valley in the north, and they even extended their influence as far afield as the Chincha Islands. Moche territory was divided linguistically by two separate but related languages: Muchic (spoken north of the Lambayeque Valley) and Quingan. The two areas also display slightly different artistic and architectural trends and so the Moche state may be better described as a loose confederacy rather than a single, unified entity. * * * _This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Moche\_Civilization/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Moche_Civilization/)._ ---
**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/moche-civilization-whe-definition-discussion/408/2 "2026-07-28T17:06:03Z")
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