INCA NOTES

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INCA NOTES
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LOCATION

• ANDES MOUNTAINS
• South America
• Near Pacific Ocean
• Peru, N. Chile, Ecuador, NW Argentina, Colombia,
  Bolivia
• Capital- Cuzco (fancy stone work)

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WARFARE

• 1. WARRIORS
• 2. CONQUERED NEIGHBORING TRIBES
• 3. NO ADVANCED WEAPONS

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AGRICULTURE

1. Terraces- flat spaces on mountain sides
2. Canals for irrigation
3. Potatoes
4. Corn (maize)
5. Quinoa
6. Tomatoes
7. Peppers
8. Avocados
9. Beans (Lima-Peru)
10. Squash
11. Animals- guinea pigs, llamas

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RELIGION

1. Limited human sacrifice
2. Mummified kings treated like gods
3. Sun God most important- INTI
4. Many gods - polytheistic

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SPANISH CONQUEST

1. 1532
2. Francisco Pizarro leader of Spanish
3. Atahualpa- Inca Emperor was killed
4. Advanced weapons- swords, cannons, guns, horses,
   armor
5. diseases

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INCA TODAY

1. Machu Picchu
2. Inti Raymi celebration
3. Crops from before- potatoes, corn, etc.
4. Quechua people and language

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ARCHITECTURE/BUILDINGS

1. Great stone work
2. Machu Picchu
3. Many buildings
4. Canals for water
5. Roads still today
6. Terraces- farming

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OTHER FACTS

1. Quipus knotted strings for keeping records
2. Weaving
3. Nasca lines- drawing in desert
4. Chocolate
5. No written language
6. Relay runners to send messages