Geography
this is the mountain range that the Incas inhabited
Andes Mountains
this was the most important figure in the Incan Religion
Inti, the Sun God
this was the incas main reason for wanting to expand their empire
spread their religion
the incas used these to being water to their crops
Aqueducts
The Spanish brought this thing with them that led to the death of millions of Incans
disease
This city was the capital of the Incas
Cuzco
this was the first Incan leader
Manco Capac
Outside of the religion, what were the conquested peoples required to adopt
their language: quechua
These structures allowed the Incas to ensure all their people were fed year round
store houses
When did their last stronghold collapse
1572
This sight was not found by the Spanish during their original exploration
Machu Picchu
Their religion was this type
Polytheistic
who is credited with the largest expansion of the Incan empre
Inca Pachacuti
the incas used this defining feature in their agriculture to allow them to farm amongst the mountains
step like surfaces or terraces
this geographical feature aided in their downfall
long road system spanning the length of the empire
The Incas inhabited mainly these 3 modern day countries
Peru, Chile, Ecuador
These knotted strings were used for record keeping
quipus
what happened to leaders of the villages after they were taken over?
brought them to the capital as "hostages" to educate them to reduce chances of revolt in the village
What did Spain have that allowed them to take over the Incans
guns and calvery
the Incan civil war was between these 2 brothers
Atahualpa and huascar