Incas Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

Didn’t I tell you not to put llamas in the house?

A

¿No te dije que no metieras llamas en la casa?

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Nobody wants to have to clean up their spit.

A

Nadie quiere tener que limpiar sus escupitajos.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

At its peak, it extended from the boarder of the what is today Columbia to Santiago of Chile.

A

En su apogeo, se extendía desde la frontera de la actual Colombia hasta Santiago de Chile.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

It extended almost 800,000 square kilometers and had more than 10 million habitants.

A

Abarcaba casi 800,000 kilómetros cuadrados y tenía más de 10 millones de habitantes.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

The Sapa Inca, or emperor, directed everything from the capital city of Cuzco, in modern Peru.

A

El Sapa Inca, o emperador, dirigía todo desde la ciudad capital de Cuzco, en el Perú moderno.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Like the Romans, the Incas connected their empire with thousands of kilometers of highways and bridges.

A

Como lo romanos, los incas conectaban su imperio con miles de kilómetros de carreteras y puentes.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Their language, the Quechua, extended through all of the region.

A

Su lengua, el quechua, se extendió a toda la región.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

In all of the Andes, still can be seen vestiges of their extraordinary buildings of stone.

A

En todos los Andes, aún pueden verse vestigios de sus extraordinarios edificios de piedra.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Their artisans cut rock such that they fit one to the other perfectly.

A

Sus artesanos cortaron piedras de manera que encajaran unas con otras perfectamente.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

In fact, they fit so well that the edge of a knife does not fit between them.

A

De hecho encajan tan bien que no cabía entre ellas el filo de un cuchillo.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

They had a fearsome army.

A

Tenían un ejército temible.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

But the incas preferred to persuade the neighboring people to join them.

A

Pero los incas preferían persuadir a los pueblos vecinos a que se unieran a ellos.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

They also permitted the sons of the local governing body to attend school in Cuzco and to form part of the Inca nobility.

A

También permitían a los hijos de los gobernantes locales que asistieran a la escuela en Cuzco y formarán parte de la nobleza inca.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

If the local governing body refused, the Incan army conquered them.

A

Si los gobernantes locales se negaban, el ejército inca los conquistaba.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

In reality, there were many advantages for those who wanted to join the empire.

A

En realidad, había muchas ventajas para los que quieran unirse al imperio.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

The Incas constructed enormous granaries, which helped them survive periods of bad harvest.

A

Los incas construyeron enormes granjeros, lo que les ayudaba a sobrevivir a las épocas de malas cosechas.

17
Q

When the Incas absorbed the neighboring tribes, they allowed the people to share their wealth.

A

Cuando los incas absorbían a las tribus vecinas, dejaban que la gente compartiera su riqueza.

18
Q

In exchange, the people hand to pay a form of tax called mita.

A

A cambio, la gente tenía que pagar una forma de impuesto llamado mita.

19
Q

During a few months every year, the people were required to work in public programs like the construction of highways, buildings and bridges.

A

Durante unos meses cada año, se le exigía a la gente trabajar en programas públicos como la construcción de carreteras, edificios y puentes.

20
Q

In 1532, the famous Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro arrived in these lands.

A

En 1532, el famoso conquistador español Francisco Pizarro llegó a esas tierras.

21
Q

But since they had rifles, swords, arms and horses, they succeeded in storming the capital and capturing the emperor.

A

Pero como tenían rifles, espadas, armaduras y caballos, lograron tomar por asalto la capital y capturar al emperador.

22
Q

Can you get that llama out of here?

A

¿podrías sacar a esta llama de aquí?

23
Q

Why cant I have a normal robot like any other person?

A

¿Por qué no puedo tener un robot normal como cualquier otra persona?