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Geography
- Lived in the high Andes mountains
- Built their capital in Cuzco
- Spread to coast of South America
The andes mountains
Inca Economics
- Farming: maize, beans, garden vegetables, quinua (a high protein grain), potatoes, coca, fruit, and pepper
- Trade: gold, silver, and coca leaf
- Raised llamas and alpacas for meat and wool
Google Earth
Machu Picchu
Irrigation system
(watering system)
Geography
- Land was high and steep
- Farming was hard
- Cut flat steps into mountainsides for farming
http://www.history.com/topics/machu-picchu/videos/machu-picchu
social structure
King (Sapa Inca), nobles and commoners
The Inca
Children of the Sun
The Inca people
Politics
High mountains and harsh environment made ruling hard.
achievements
Divide people into family groups. One king, many chiefs
Everyone spoke same language and worshiped same gods.
- Terrace farming, irrigation system, bridges, roads and a calendar.
- Quipu - string knots used for counting
fall of the inca empire
Religion
- Believed in many gods
- Prayed everyday to their gods and held monthly celebrations.
- Only sacrificed humans during really important events such as war.
- Festival of the Sun held in June was the biggest event.
- Lasted nine days but on the fourth everyone held their hands up to the sun and sent kisses up to the sun.