Incas Flashcards
Wheir were the inca located at
In the Andes Moutain range which made it diffucult to live
How was the geography in Incas
Slopes are rocky and steep it’s climate is cold and air is thin at high elevations
What is their agriculture like
Andeans farmed lands along rivers and farmed hillsides by cutting ferraces
How would the Incas gain food
they would hunt game on the mountain slopes and farmers raised llamas for meat
Wheir did the historians believe they settled
They settled in the valley of Cuzco present-day Peru around 1200
How did thier sucess in building and empire happened
To their well-organized society led by warrior kings called supa INcas
Who was the greatest Sapa
It was Pachacuti who took power in 1438 and built a powerful army
What would soliders sing
Bloodthirsty songs to terrify their enimies
Pachacuti would do what
He preferred not to use it and offered peace and protection to those who agreed to join the empire
What would they do in times crisis
In time of crisis, officals distrubited food and clothing from store houses spread across the empire
What would offical messengers carry out
Quipa
What is a quipa
A record of keeping device made of knotted strings
What happened to the fall of the inca empire
Sapa Inca, Huayana capac died without naming a succesor
What did the two sons of Sapa Inca do
They fought for power and the civil war shattered the Incan world
What did Incan’s make
Great arahitects built with huge stone blocks, many still stand after hundreds of years
What were their road systems like
Road system streched 15000 miles across empire bridges that swung cables
What was their valuable making
Jewerly,dishes,statues and wall decorations from gold and silver
What did they value
textiles more gold
How did they use astronomy
To help decide when to plant crops
How did they divide the Incan society
divided two large classes nobles and commoners
commoners were divided based on what
age and gender
Boys between 12-18 do
Herded llamas and alpacas
Girls aged 9-12 did what
gathered wild plants for dyes and medicene
What would Men aged 25-50 do
raised crops and served as soliders
What is an Ayllus
A group of related families that pooled resources together to meet people’s needs
How was land divided
Goverment,priests and gods and for the peopel
Was slavery practiced and why
No and because no money so people paid taxes in labor which was called the mita system
which was the most important god that they worshipped
Inti the sun god
