The Inca Empire developed in the Andes mountains of South America. The Incas had
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The Inca Empire developed in theAndes mountainsof South America.
The Incas had originally settledin a valley of theAndes mountainsaround 1100 A.D.
By 1400,the Incabegan
extendingtheir ruleacross
the Andes.
The Incasruled anempire
coveringmuch
of present-day Peru,Ecuador,
Bolivia, andChile.
The Incas builtroads over
10,000 milesto unite theirvast empire.
One Incan roadwas 2,500 miles
long!
The Incas built their capital, Cuzco,high in the Andes mountains.
The ruins of the ancient Incan capitalare found in present-day Peru.
Unlike the Maya, the Inca neverdeveloped a form of writing. Butthey did keep records by using
a quipu or knotted rope to countand send messages.
The Incas alsoinvented the
crowbar, whichis an iron bar
used as a lever.
Incan doctors set broken bonesand even knew how to perform
brain surgery!They also developed
medicines from plants.
The Incas were very advanced. Theyconstructed buildings without mortar
or cement. Instead, bricks fitted together perfectly.
The Incas also built elaborate terracesto farm on mountains.
It is importantto rememberthat the Incas
built a vastempire onmountains.
They grew enoughfood to providefor all subjectsof the empire.
The Incaruler was
known as theSapa Inca.
All landbelonged to theSapa Inca. But
he let othersfarm it and
pay taxes tothe state.
Though the Sapa Inca was considereda god, all people in the Inca Empire
were provided for. The sick, the elderly, and the orphan were cared for.
But in 1533, a small group of Spaniardsled by Francisco Pizarro attacked and
destroyed this mighty empire.
The Incas
Location
Achievements
Roads
Sapa Inca
Agriculture