By: Sara Riley

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Inca Empire
By Sara Riley Courtney Greif
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Location

• The Inca Empire covers much or Ecuador, Peru,
  Bolivia, Chile, and parts of Columbia and
  Argentina

• In the 12th century, tribes spread from their
  base in the mountains of Southern Peru, to the
  fertile Cuzco Valley.

• Their main land was very mountainous

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Population

• At its peak, over 6million people
• At its peak of existence, it was the largest
  nation on Earth

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Culture

• Instead of writing, sometimes used hand weaving

• Spoke Quechua language

• Called the Quechua people

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History

• Lasted from 1197-1572

• Conquered by Spain in the 16th century

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Empire Organization
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Customary Dress

• A person of importance wore a llawtu, a series of
  cords wrapped around the head

• Awaska was used for household use (Usually
  made from llama wool)

• Qunpi was a finer cloth ( Usually made from
  alpaca wool)

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Tools

• Unlike the Mayans, they did not use logs to
  roll large stones

• Used earthen ramps to raise large stones

• Did not use iron tools, rulers, or the square

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Foods

• Developed more then half of the agricultural
  products that the world eats today

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Traditions Rituals

• Saved nail clippings, hair cuttings teeth, of
  dead ones, in case the returning spirit needed
  them

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Traditions Rituals

• Worshiped the Earth Goddess sun god
• Biggest feast of the year
• Inti Rayma The Feast of the Sun
• Held yearly on June 21

• At sunrise, everyone had to greet the sun god
  with the muchay, sending forth resounding
  kissed offered symbolically with the fingertips.
  Then they would sing.

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Facts

• Often had years of Drought

• Inca means king or ruler

• Believed in reincarnation, those who obeyed
  the Inca moral code, went to live in the suns
  warmth. Others spent their eternal days inside
  the cold earth.

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