Conquering
What was an alternative to immediately fighting with tribes the Incas wished to conquer?
They could send a delegate to talk with the tribe, convincing them to join the empire.
The tribe leaders had to build ____, when they were conquered.
They had to build a sun temple.
What type of bridges did they build over rivers?
Suspension bridges.
Incas wore clothes with...
How many people still speak Quechua (the Incas language) today?
Ten million people still speak it today.
Did the local leader of a conquered tribe still retain some power?
Yes, but only a bit.
Could the tribe still worship other gods when they were conquered?
They could, but they had to believe the Inca gods were the most powerful.
Although the Inca were an ancient civilization, they still had...
...advanced technology and scientific knowledge.
Inca blacksmiths embedded knives, masks, and sculptures with ____?
Jewels were embedded.
When conquered, tribes sent people to learn the Inca language, Quechua, in faraway cities. When they returned to their home villages, what were they called?
They were called curacas when they returned.
How did the Incas make sure their conquered tribes stayed with their empire and did not rebel?
The Incas would help them build storehouses, irrigation systems and more. They would also take a very important item from them and keep it in the Incan capital, Cuzco.
What did the Incas do when tribes rebelled?
The Incas would usually kill the local leader when tribes rebelled. They would also destroy the tribe's important item that they took earlier.
What did they do to help make their crops grow more efficiently?
They knew how to easily irrigate them.
They also expressed their art through music, using what instruments?
Some were flutes, seashell drums, and pan pipes.
Because the Incas did not have a written language, they used knotted strings called _____ to keep information and numbers.
The knotted strings were called quipus.