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Vocabulary
100
This capital city of the Incas was extremely important to the empire.
What is Cuzco?
100
He was the emperor when the Spanish invaded the empire.
Who is Atahualpa?
100
The upper class of the Incas would relax in luxury at this famous Inca resort.
What is Machu Picchu?
100
The Spanish conquistadors were led by this man who desired to explore South America.
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
100
Instead of paying their taxes through money, the Incas paid through labor, known as this.
What is the mita?
200
These mountains surrounded the Incas' empire as it stretched down the coast of South America.
What are the Andes Mountains?
200
The name given to the emperor of the Incas.
What is Sapa Inca?
200
One major difference between the Incas and the Aztecs/Mayans was the way the Incas would preserve their emperors when they die.
What is mummify?
200
He was one of the earliest Inca emperors, who helped establish central rule.
Who is Pachacuti?
200
Due to the geography of the land, the Incas invented this to be able to grow food at such high elevations.
What is terrace farming?
300
Cuzco is in this present-day country of South America.
What is Peru?
300
Quipus would be carried from village to village by these people, passing word of important news from Cuzco.
Who are couriers?
300
Since the Incas rarely sacrificed humans, they would usually sacrifice animals such as these.
What are llamas?
300
The Incas believed all of their emperors came from the Sun god, called ________
What is Inti?
300
The language of the Incas, which helped to unify the empire.
What is Quechua?
400
The empire stretched as far south as this present-day country in South America.
What is Chile?
400
The next level down from emperor.
What is governor?
400
The Incas had these people, whose job was to learn long poems about the legends and history.
Who are the memorizers?
400
He was one of Huayna Capac's sons, who led a revolt against the Spanish.
Who is Manco Capac II?
400
The Incas tried this war technique, which involved surrounding a city and cutting it off from all supplies and food.
What is a seige?
500
This lake was at the center of the empire and believed to be sacred to the Incas.
What is Lake Titicaca?
500
Under central rule, people would be trained to learn the history, traditions, government, and __________ in order to be a leader.
What is religion?
500
This was a very popular industry for the Incas throughout the empire.
What is the textile industry?
500
Huayna Capac died of this.
What is smallpox?
500
Incas used these to keep records of the many events in the empire.
What is quipus?
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