Presented by Reagan Walpole

The Inca Empire

Lived in the westWould be in present day Peru, located in South

America

Place

Lived in the 15th and part of 16th centuries Lived 100 years as an empire (ended in 1532)

Time

Cities connected to miles of roadsEmpire stretched for 2,500 milesFarmed on mountains of ledges of flat landUsed trenches of water during the hot seasons

Land

Lived in rectangular one room housesMade of stone blocks and mud

Houses

Built 50 feet tall fortress Sacsahuman to protect Cuzo

Capital is CuzoStone roads (connected to cities)

FactOne city was not destroyed by the Spanish called Machu Picchu

Cities

Carved metals (gold, silver)Build temples to the sun god (thought it would help

for good crops)Spoke Quencha (don’t have written lanuage )Used strings called quips as letters

Culture

Inca’s were farmers (agriculture) Used sticks called lampas to help them farmFarmed on ledges of flat land because they would

farm on ledges on the mountains

Food

Made clothes from llama and alpaca wool

Clothes

Set up like a relay route (race)Carried quipsHad quick communication

Messaging

Conquered other groups by sending conquests to destroy them

Gained up to 9 million citizens Colonies' cultures were refined by Inca empire

Conquests

Inca laws harshIf you murdered, you are thrown off a cliffIf you stole, your hands were cut offYou could also be tied to a wall to freeze

Crime

Other stuffThe Spanish conquered

the Inca in 1532 100 years after the Inca had become an Empire

Machu Picchu is behind the Andes mountains and was found accidently

The Inca kept so many people because they wanted to have enough people to guard it

In other words to keep it safe