Geography
Where was the Inca Empire located?
Andes Mountains, Peru, South America
What is the system of paying in labor that Inca used?
Mita
Which Inca ruler led the Incas to expand their territory in the 1400's?
Pachacuti
What is the achievement of the Inca that has to do with working with precisely cut stone that fit together perfectly to create long lasting buildings?
Masonry
What was the capital city of the Inca Empire?
Cuzco
What were 3 mita jobs?
creating textiles
Inca's believed their kings never ________, so they preserved their bodies and dressed them in fine cloth and decorated them with jewelry.
Died
Roads
What Incan city was never discovered by the Spanish?
Machu Picchu
The Inca made these on the sides of mountains to farm.
Terraces
Who was the Inca ruler when the Spanish arrived?
Altahualpa
Machu Picchu
What was Machu Picchu used for?
Royal Retreat for the Inca Rulers
All official business had to be done in this language.
Quechua
What was the religion of the Inca?
Polytheism
What is the achievement that allowed the Inca to cross the valleys of the Andes mountains and could stretch more than 200 feet across high gorges?
The Spanish moved the capital to which modern day city?
Lima
What did the Inca use to keep records the represented numbers and information?
Quipus
What was the most important god to the Inca?
The Sun God- Inti
What are the Inca famous that features bright colors and detailed designs made from cloth and wool of llamas?
Textiles