AimsExamine the Incan EmpireCompare/Contrast the Incan Empire

Do NowOpen to page 166, look at the picture of Machu Pichu

Describe what you see.What kind of people might have lived here?

Agenda: 1) Do Now 2) Notes 3) Paragraph

DAY 45 | THE INCAN EMPIRE

THE INCAN EMPIRE

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LOCATIONS OF MAYANS, AZTECS AND INCAS

Located in modern-day Peru

The capital city was Cuzco

THE INCAN EMPIRE

The founder of the Incan empire was Pachacuti

His title was Sapa Inca, or emperor

He had absolute power over the empire. He owned EVERYTHING!

PACHACUTI, SAPA INCA

Their language was Quechua (KETCH-wa)

They had no written language

They kept records on Quipus (Key-POOs)

INCAN LIFE

They created a great road system that connected all of the cities to Cuzco

Metalworkers made Alloys or combinations of metals

Medical advances included SKULL SURGERY!

They were polytheistic

INNOVATIONS AND INVENTIONS

Write a paragraph comparing and contrasting the Incan empire to either the Mayan empire OR the Aztec empire.

This must be 5-7 sentences long.

Write this in your notebook for today. I will check this and grade it as a quiz .

WRITE A PARAGRAPH!