Transcript of CULTURE OF THE INCA By Kenny Drost HISTORY The Inca trace all the way back to about 1200 A.D. The...
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- CULTURE OF THE INCA By Kenny Drost
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- HISTORY The Inca trace all the way back to about 1200 A.D. The
Inca lived in small societies and were late bloomers for their time
period. Eventually, they conquered their neighbors and rose to
become an Empire. Lasted until 1533 when the Spaniards conquered
the Incan Empire
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- Location The small villages were in modern day Peru but the
Empire spread through modern day Ecuador, Bolivia, Western
Argentina, and Northern Chile. Today, the remaining Inca live in
the highlands of Peru, oblivious to the culture and problems of the
modern world.
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- CLIMATE SummerWinter Higher temperatures with a lot of rainfall
which causes hazardous mudslides. Lasts from November to March June
to August The Peruvian Highlands are dry with mild temperatures and
cool nights
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- RESOURCES The Inca had access to a lot of stones to create
buildings. They also used gold and silver to make jewelry and
statues. They used the coca plant as an anesthetic during surgery
Wood, copper, bronze, and animal skin were used for armor and
weapons Grew crops in lowlands
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- Economic Lifestyle Agricultural The Inca grew more than 40
kinds of plants. Their main crop was and still is the potato.
Different crops are/were grown at different altitudes. Traded crops
with other regions. Hunting and gathering was relatively
unimportant. Some domestic animals were used.
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- CAUSES FOR DECLINE DiseaseConquest Smallpox affected a large
portion of the population. It was a disease that was introduced to
the Inca by the Spaniards who -> The Spaniards conquered the
Inca Empire in 1533, killing many. About 6 million Inca still live
in the Andes mountains near Machu Picchu.
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- Government Sapa Inca Nobles Working Class Slaves Sapa Incas
Family and Friends The Inca Empire was split into four sections
with Cuzco, the capital, at the center. The King was a direct
descendant of the Sun God and was called the Sapa Inca. He had a
board of advisors and when he died, his son that was most fit to
lead would take over. Power was passed down through blood.
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- Relationships Inca leaders would marry women from other tribes
to form military alliances. Villagers were mostly endogamous and
usually married within their own village. These marriages were
mostly polygamous.
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- Culture The beginning of the Inca culture is shrouded in
mystery because written records are not available so the only
stories that are available were passed down orally. It is hard to
separate reality from myth. The Inca were able to achieve their
immense amount of land from invading other territories with their
army. Eventually people just joined the army because they were
scared of being attacked. Everyone living in the Inca Empire was
not necessarily Inca, but they were all native Indians of South
America. The Inca stand out because they were able to control a
large amount of territory without sufficient communication
technology like wheels and horses.
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- CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE INCA The Inca were most advanced in the
art of architecture and science of engineering. They had unique
techniques that allowed them to create many impressive structures
like Maccu Picchu.
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- Belief System Centered around the Sun. Gold represented the sun
and was used exclusively by the royal family, who was descended
from the Sun god. Religion heavily influenced Inca culture, the
Temple of the Sun was at the center of Cuzco. Young children were
sacrificed in rituals.
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- MUSIC Little evidence remains as to what real Inca music was
like The evidence that has been found depicts percussion and wind
instruments, and no string instruments.
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- LITERATURE Most of what is known about the Inca is passed down
orally; their spoken language is known as Quechua. Incas did use
ropes called quipu to remember information though many were
destroyed when the Spaniards conquered the empire.
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- Art Architecture was the most important Inca art. Since
religion was so important, many statues of gods were constructed.
Cuzco had a special type of hard, polished pottery. Only a few gold
and silver figurines eluded the Spaniards
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- Clothing The Inca used the wool from llamas to create clothes.
Alpaca wool was much finer than llama wool. The clothing worn by
royalty was spun of the finest wool and had feathers and metals
attached. A breechclout was worn at age 14 to symbolize manhood.
Men wore sleeveless tunics and women wore dresses.
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- CUSTOMS Marriage was endogamous, polygamous, and polyandrous.
Sometimes done for military alliances. Royalty was put in tombs.
When the Sapa Inca died, some of his wives were strangled and put
into his tomb with him. Had a holiday for each month: Fastening and
Penitence, Great Ripening, Earth Ripening, Festival of the Inca,
Great Cultivation, Feast of the Sun, Ploughing Month, Sowing month,
Festival of the Moon, Month of crop watching, Festival of the Dead,
Magnificent Festival Year started with Magnificent Festival
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- Cuisine Many different climates meant many different foods.
They developed many kinds of potatoes and made lots of stews and
soups. They also ate dried meat like beef jerky. Common folk ate
guinea pigs and dried fish is what fed the Inca army on its
conquest.
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- EDUCATION Upper ClassesGeneral Population Taught by Amawtakuna
(philosophers) Began education at age 13, finished around age 19.
Learned Quechua, religion, history, government, and moral norms.
Got special underwear Women got special training in spinning,
weaving and cooking. Taught by parents Learned principles of
farming, hunting, fishing, and stone work and religion and
morality. Taught Quechua by Amawtakuna Responsible for incredible
buildings.
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- Technology - Quipu were used to record information, though no
one knows how. - Performed successful skull surgery many times. -
Used coca as an anaesthetic. - All Inca had to take part in at
least one war, so all men could become soldiers. They had wood,
copper, and bronze weapons which helped them become the most
powerful army of their time.
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