Spanish, Incan Empire, South America
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- Religion of the Incas
- Respect for nature, Inti is the sun god, the sapa inca is the son of inti, and he is the Supreme head of hte empire
- Huacas
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Every day thingsthat have special powers (ex. trees, stones, etc.)
they gave sacrifices and offerings (ex. llamas and children) to a huaca that they found. - Respect for ancestors
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mummies,
dried and preserved belongings,
regular offerings of food and drink - how many Incas ruled how many people, of how many peoPLES, and speaking how many different languages?
- 40,000 incas, 12 million people, 20 different languages.
- how large was the Incan Empire?
- 2,500 miles of land along the west coat of S. America, same distance as DC to LA
- What system of government did the incas have? Name the classes.
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pyramid: top to bottom.
1)Sapa Inca
2)4 governors who ruled 4 provinces
3)Higher officials
4)Lower officials (including toco y ricos, who acted as police/inspectors)
5) farmers - Farmers
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-Worked part of the year for the government
-Also mined, served in the army, were servants to nobles, and built roads and buildings-each family wove one peice of clothing for the government storehouse
-clothing woven by women - Cuzco's nickname
- the golden capital
- Cuzco symbolized the Incan ______ and ______
- strength and power
- Who could live in Cuzco?
- only the highest nobles and preists
- What were the temples and palaces made of (besides gold) in Cuzco? and....of course, elaborate :-D Did this method of building work?
- Massive stones. Eact weighed about 126 tons, and were put together like a jigsaw puzzle using only rollers and rope. Then, they were pounded into the correct shape with hard river stones. Cuzco remains today despite Conquests, earthquakes, and general wear and tear.
- What was the "gold" part of the "golden city"?
- Main temples had golden walls and threads of gold woven in thatched roofs.
- Who was responsible for writing and illustrating incan life? Tell about his story and background
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Huaman Poma. He was the son of an Incan cheif, who wrote and illustrated incan life.
-The first new chrinicle and good government
- Sent this to the king of spain during the conquest, pleading for better treatment of his people
-....the king never read it.
ha. - Quipu
- system of knots used maintain records without a writing system, using knots and colored strings.
- What did Incans eat?
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200 kinds of potatoes
-Guinea pigs
-corn
-quioa (grain)
llamas - Coca plant and its use by the Incas
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called "white gold" by the incas
strictly regulated and considered a luxury
leaves used in offerings
chewed during religious ceremonies
given to workers to prevent hunger, fatigue, and high altitude sickness - President of Peru
- Alberto Fugimori
- Courier
- messanger (on foot) for the Incan people
- knot system used to keep records
- quipu
- Incan language (still spoken today)
- Quechua
- Define: Empire
- A territory inhabited by different people, and ruled by a single monarch
- Machu picchu
- Incan Empire citadel (fortress city)
- S.A. countries in Incan Empire
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Can every person bite chewy apples?
Columbia, Equador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina.