Empire
This city served as the religious and political heart of the Inca Empire.
What is Cusco?
Because they had no written language, the Inca used this system of knotted strings to record census and financial data.
What is the Quipu?
This term refers to the absolute ruler of the Inca Empire, who was believed to be a descendant of the Sun God.
Sapa Inca
He was the most important god in the Inca pantheon, the god of the Sun.
Who is Inti?
This Spanish conquistador led the expedition that eventually toppled the Inca Empire.
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
This famous "lost city" of the Inca was built high in the Andes and was never discovered by the Spanish.
What is Machu Picchu?
This high-protein grain, along with maize and potatoes, was a staple food for most Inca people.
What is Quinoa?
The Inca Empire was divided into this _____ geographical regions, or suyu, which all met at the capital of Cusco.
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Located in Cusco, this "Golden Enclosure" was the most important temple in the entire empire, dedicated to the Sun God.
What is Coricancha?
He was the last Sapa Inca to rule the empire before being captured and executed by the Spanish.
Who is Atahualpa?
This indigenous language of the Inca is still spoken by millions of people in the Andes today.
What is Quechua?
At what age would boys and girls get their name?
What is 13-14?
This mandatory public service or labor tax required adult men to work on government projects like roads or buildings.
What is the Mit'a?
In Inca mythology, this deity was known as the "Creator God" who rose from Lake Titicaca to bring light to the world.
Who is Viracocha?
Aside from superior weaponry, this "invisible" factor killed more Inca people than actual battle.
What is Smallpox (or European disease)?
What does Tawantinsuyu mean?
The land of the four Quadrants.
What are the names of the Inca messengers used to communicate across their 25,000-mile road system?
Who are the Chasquis?
This was the basic social unit of the empire, consisting of a group of families who shared land and worked together.
What is the Ayllu?
This goddess, known as the "Earth Mother," was worshipped for her role in fertility and successful harvests.
Who is Pachamama?
The turning point of the conquest occurred in 1532 at this city, where the Sapa Inca was ambushed and captured.
What is Cajamarca?
The economy was based off of what?
What is reciprocity and redistrubution?
Inca doctors were advanced for their time and were known to perform this type of surgery to treat head wounds, what is that procedure called?
What is Trepanation (or brain/skull surgery)?
Who were the keepers of the Quipu?
Who are royal accountants?
The clothing of nobles was distinguished by the _____ on the cloth and the cloth itself.
What is design?
The once mighty empire was incorporated into the
What is the Spanish Crown Viceroyalty of Peru.