Geo Features
Mountain range where the Inca built their empire.
Andes Mountains
What types of food did the Incas grow?
corn, potatoes
The emperor of the Incas; held absolute power.
Sapa Inca
The title of the highest rank on the Inca’s social class was?
The Emperor
What country is Cuzco located?
Peru
In what countries was the Inca empire located?
Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina
Step-like fields built on mountainsides are called what?
Terrace Farming
Spanish leader who conquered the Inca.
Pizzaro
What was the order Inca society?
Nobles
Priests
Artisans
Farmers
Women and or Slaves
Spanish conquerors who invaded the Americas are called what?
conquistadors
Capital city of the Inca Empire.
Cuzco
What was the most important food of the Incas?Why?
Potatoes, because they can be grown in high altitudes.
Inca Sun God
Inti
Economically, this system required labor from citizens to build roads, temples, and farms.
The Mita System
The belief in more than one god is called?
polytheism
Famous Inca city built high in the Andes.
Machu Picchu
They created this to record numbers and information
quipu
Priest who fought for Indigenous rights.
Bartolomé de las Casas
Incas used a network of messengers to maintain communication. What did they call their messengers?
chasquis
The Inca were skilled in which scientific area to track time?
Astronomy
Name the continent where the Inca’s lived.
South America
Incas made this to help messengers move from one mountain to another quickly
bridges
Name of the last Inca Emperor.
Atahualpa
The Spanish conquered the Inca Empire using superior weapons and horses. Describe one of the effects of the Spanish conquest on the Inca people.
They introduced Christianity, enslaved many natives, and brought African slaves to replace labor.
Explain one religious practice or achievement of the Inca.
The Inca worshiped Inti, the sun god, and held festivals like Inti Raymi.
They also achieved advancements in astronomy, creating calendars and predicting agricultural cycles.