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What continent were the Inca located on?
South America
What were the Inca message deliverers called?
Chaski
What were 3 things that the Spanish were looking for?
Spread religion
Find gold
Claim land
What was the Inca capital city?
Cusco
Punishment for murder?
Pushed off a cliff
What mountain range were the Inca located in?
Andes Mountains
What did the Inca build all throughout their empire that helped the Chaski do their jobs? (14,000 Miles)
bridges and roads
What book did Atahualpa throw on the ground?
Bible
How did the Inca keep track of numbers?
Quipu
What are animals used by the Inca?
llama, alpaca, guinea pig
What European country conquered the Inca Empire?
Spain/Spanish
What was the punishment for stealing?
hands cut off
Were the Inca mono, poly, or nontheistic?
polytheistic
Who was the Inca Sun God?
Inti
What were 3 uses of llama or alpaca?
food, clothing, pack animal, sacrifices
What is the name of the Inca rulers?
Sapa Inca
What was the number 1 crop of the Inca?
Potatoes
Who were the 2 sides of the Inca Civil War? (The brothers)
Atahualpa vs. Huascar
Who was the leader of the Spanish Conquistadors that defeated the Inca Empire?
Francisco Pizarro
The city hidden high up in the mountains that was built as a retreat for nobility by Pachacuti.
Machu Picchu
Who was the Sapa Inca that turned Cuzco from a city to a massive Empire?
Pachacuti
What farming technique did the Inca mostly use?
Terrace Farming
What was the Inca verbal language called?
Quechua
What religion were the Spanish trying to convert the Inca to?
Christianity
A group of commoner Incas would live in a group of families called an ___________.
Ayllu