The Inca Empire

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The Inca Empire developed in the Andes
mountains of South America. The Incas had
originally settled in a valley of the Andes
mountains around 1100 A.D.
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The Incas ruled an empire covering much of
present- day Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Chile.
By 1400, the Inca began extending their
rule across the Andes.
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The Incas built roads over 10,000 miles to unite
their vast empire. One Incan road was 2,500
miles long!
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The Incas built their capital, Cuzco, high in the
Andes mountains.
The ruins of the ancient Incan capital are found
in present-day Peru.
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Unlike the Maya, the Inca never developed a form
of writing. But they did keep records by using a
quipu or knotted rope to count and send messages.
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The Incas also invented the crowbar, which is an
iron bar used as a lever.
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Incan doctors set broken bones and even knew how
to perform brain surgery! They also
developed medicines from plants.
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The Incas were very advanced. They constructed
buildings without mortar or cement. Instead,
bricks fitted together perfectly.
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The Incas also built elaborate terraces to farm
on mountains.
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It is important to remember that the Incas built
a vast empire on mountains. They grew enough food
to provide for all subjects of the empire.
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The Inca ruler was known as the Sapa Inca. All
land belonged to the Sapa Inca. But he let
others farm it and pay taxes to the state.
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Though the Sapa Inca was considered a god, all
people in the Inca Empire were provided for. The
sick, the elderly, and the orphan were cared for.
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But in 1533, a small group of Spaniards led by
Francisco Pizarro attacked and destroyed this
mighty empire.
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The Incas
Location
Agriculture
Achievements
Sapa Inca
Roads