The Rise of the Incans
The mountain range in which the Incans lived.
What is the Andes?
The top of Incan society often referred as Sapa Inca.
Who is the Emperor?
An Incan clan which was the basic unit of Incan society.
What are Ayllus?
The supreme god in the Incan society.
Who is Viracocha?
Choosing to defy the Incans when offered to join the Empire.
What is war?
This group of people were the first to settle in Incan lands.
Who are the Moches?
The highest rank in the nobles.
Who are the Capac Incas?
The true ruler of the land for the ayllu.
Who is the emperor?
The weather god and rain giver.
Who is Illapu?
The main weapon that was closely related to the bow and arrow.
What is slings?
The capital of the Incan Empire.
What is Cuzco?
Known as governors often served under the Capac Incas.
Who are apus?
The true form of taxing in the Incan Empire.
What is labor?
Spirits that would dwell in certain sacred objects or places.
Who are Huacas?
The official language of the Incan.
What is Quechua?
The inland road within the Incan Empire.
What is the Royal Road?
The lowest of the Incan Nobles often where concurred leaders that became local governors.
Who are Curacas?
A special tax that only working men had to pay every year.
What is a mit'a
The age in which Chosen Women were selected to leave their convents.
What is 15?
The true reason that Incans took special items and religious artifacts from other civilizations.
What is hostage/control?
Pachacuti's meaning given to him after his success in defending Cuzco.
What is earthshaker?
What is food?
What is brick or stone?
The one true wife and considered the most important wife of the Sapa Inca.
Who is the Coya?
What local leaders became after submitting themselves to the Sapa Inca and joining the empire.
What is a noble?