Question

Explain briefly how the nazca decorated their pots compared to how the Moche did it.

Answer 1

Firstly, Nazca pottery is characterized by strong colors. The images shown on Nazca pottery are staring eyes, unspecified gods and people (often just a face); in addition, animals and creatures such as lizards, monkeys, birds, whales and mythical ones are often shown. They were very innovative with the form as well.
Moche pottery also showcased both people and animals. Compared to the Nazca pottery, Moche made their much less colorful. There's usually a cream or white background with red decoration. Their human representations usually have some supernatural features while the animals (birds, fish, feline, reptiles, deer, foxes, monkeys etc.) are both represented realistically or hybridized.

Answer 2

The Nazca painted images directly onto the clay pots instead of creating figures from the clay as the Moche did.