Social Science - Incas Flashcards
Where did the Incas live?
South America (where Peru is now)
What land features were in the Inca territory (for example lakes, valleys, mountains, forests)?
Mountains and near the rainforest
What technique did the Inca use for farming?
Terrace farming technique (or plateaus)
Why did the Inca use a terrace farming technique?
So they could grow crops in the mountains
Name 3 important cities in the Incan Empire.
Quito, Cuzco, and Machu Picchu
Who defeated and conquered the Incas and took over their land?
Spanish conquistadores
What is the name of the mountains the Incas lived in?
Andes mountains
What language did the Inca speak?
Quechua
Were the Incas religious?
Yes, they were very religious
Why did the Incas built temples?
To honour their Gods
Where did the Incas build their temples?
In the cities
Why did the Incas pray and make offerings to the Gods?
For rain and good harvest
What Gods did the Incas believe in?
Sun God and Moon Goddess (most important)
They also believed in the God of Thunder and God of War.
What was the Incan calendar based on?
The movement of the sun and the moon
In the Incan calendar, when did a new month start?
When there was a new moon
