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Where did the Incas live?
In South America
What year did the Incas start building?
In the 1300s.
What does Tawantinsuyu mean?
Land of Four Quarters
What did most of the commoners do?
Farming
The Inca people used money every day? (T/F)
False
Very mountainous
How far away are the Aztecs in miles?
Who changed the name to the word Inca?
The Spanish
What type of farming did they do?
Tarrace Farming
What two types of taxes were there?
Goods and Service or labor tax called mita
What imaginary line do you cross on your way to the Inca's home?
The equator
The Aztecs and the Incas didn't know about each other. (T/F)
True
What does the word Inca mean?
King or lord
Where did they get water from for irrigation?
Mountain Springs
Who did the people pay taxes to?
Gods and Nobels
What is the name of the mountain range?
The Andes
What was the name of the main city?
Cuzco
What did they call their emperor?
Sapa Inca
What was the most popular crop that the Incas grew?
Potatoes!
What did the government do with the taxes?
They built a road system.
What are the Andes Mountains known for?
One of the highest and longest mountains in the world.
The conquered other indigenous people around them.
Who are all included in the Pyramid of Power?
Did the Incas use tractors?
No! (hoes, clubs and foot plows)
What did the commoners use to pay the "goods" tax?
Their harvest, pottery, textiles, gems,