You could not do this to the Sapa Inca, since you were symbolically beneath his status
Look him in the eye
In order to us the mountainous land for farming and housing, the Incan people did what to the landscape?
Terracing
This soda, sold in modern Peru today, tastes like bubble gum and is dyed yellow as a nod to the rumored wealth of the Inca
Inca Kola
What is the name of the capital city of the Incan Empire?
Cusco
The Sapa Inca was _______ everywhere he went
Carried
Name three types of environments that the Incan people lived in throughout the Empire
Coastal Desert
Rainforest
Mountains
Pachamanca is a traditional Incan feast with 7 different meats shared at a table "family style". Name 3 kinds of the meat
Beef, Pork, Lamb, Mutton, Chicken, Guinea Pig, Llama
Name the lake that borders Peru and Bolivia
Lake Titicaca
These messengers would run distances of 3-5 miles each to pass on the quipu and a message
Chasquis
This Royal City was "rediscovered" by Hiram Bigham in 1911 in the Andean Highlands
Machu Picchu
This food, also called Maize in Mesoamerica, was popular throughout the Incan Empire
Corn
This group predated the Inca in Peru and are known for their desert line designs
Nazca
Be born into it
Approximately how many miles long was the Incan Empire from top to bottom?
2,500 miles
This staple crop had never been seen in the "Old World" before the 1500s, but the Irish would become so dependent upon it in their diet that over a million people died when this crop had a failure in the mid 1800s.
Potatoes
What was the Quipu used for?
Relaying messages, keeping count of llamas, keeping count of food, keeping various records
The title of the leader of the Inca
Sapa Inca
When the Inca conquered a new region, what did the Inca allow the conquered group to do?
Keep their own leaders and rule themselves
What is Cuy?
Guinea Pig
What was a Quipu made of/look like?
Knotted strings of cotton or wool