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INCAS Early 12th Century Their Empire was one of
the most extensive Peru Ecuador Chile Parts of Bolivia and
Argentina
INCAS Better Farmers than the
Mayas Terraced the land and used
fish for fertilizer Built fortresses and
palaces of beautifully cut stone
INCAS They had not discovered
the use of the wheel so… Used the llama to
transport heavy loads The llama was the only
known beast of burden prior to the arrival of the Spanish
INCAS Every worker was
provided for: The government gave
them clothes, housing, enough to eat and a job
(Socialism) But…
INCAS He could not leave his
village without permission Constantly spied upon Had to remain at his job
until his death Marriages were arranged
INCAS The rulers of the Incas
were considered to be divine descendents of the sun god
Incas were non-literate and little is known of them before the Spanish conquest
INCAS CENTRALIZATION OF
Authority = Made it easier for the
Spaniards to conquer the Incas and Aztecs.
When the rulers were captured, the people were helpless to make decisions
INCAS Inca power rose from the
city of Cuzco, north of Lake Titicaca
They expanded slowly, then in 1438, under their ruler Pachacuti conquered all of Peru
INCAS The Incas called their
empire Tahuantinsuyu “Land of the four
quarters” Inca emperors ruled six
million people (2500 mile area)
INCAS Incas were skilled in:
Organization Administration
Government was based on a hierarchic system
Had an extensive road system to tie their widespread domains together
INCAS Inca Religion had a
creator god, but primarily worshiped the sun god
Included sin and confessions and personal immortality
Unlike the Mayas they were not obsessed with lucky and unlucky days
INCAS The wealthy sacrificed
grain or killed llamas in rituals
The poorer sacrificed guinea pigs
Human sacrifices, usually of children happened, but nothing like the Aztecs
INCAS The size of the empire
created a problem: Empire had primitive level
of transportation and communication (Rulers were not very effective)
Government focused power on one divine ruler-caused problems
INCAS Three great Inca monarchs
Pachacuti Topa Huayna Capac
In 1525 2 sons of Huayna took the
throne and fought with each other for 6 years
INCAS At the end of the Inca civil
war the Spanish invaded At the same time a great
plague spread throughout Peru Probably small pox or
measles Spain invaded in the 1530’s