Inca Culture

Zaira Helena Bracamontes González

History

 Tawantinsuyu
=The Four
Regions or The
Four United
Provinces.
 Pachacuti.
 Descendants of
Marco Capac.
 Location

Western South Capital City.

America in the Administrative, political and
Andes Mountains. military center of the empire.

 Pacific coast across the Andes to the

Atlantic coast and from central Chile to
Ecuador .
Language

 Quechua.
 Other dialects.
Time

 Lasted 100 years.

 1438 AD, when the Inca
ruler Pachacuti and his
army began conquering
lands surrounding the Inca
heartland of Cuzco, until
the coming of the
Spaniards in 1532.
 Machu Picchu

 Citadel atop a mountainous

jungle along the Urubamba
River in Peru.
 One of the most important
archaeological sites in the world.
 Place of worship to the sun god.
 Intihuatana (pyramid built so the
Inca could speak to their gods).
 Religion
 Several polytheistic religions.
 Existence of Pachamama and Viracocha
 Believed every mountain peak was either the home of a god or an actual god.
Society
 Ayllus(clans of families who lived and worked together).
 Each allyu was supervised by a curaca or chief.
 Families lived in thatched-roof houses built of stone and mud.
Government

 Sapa Inca= ruler.

Art
 Simple abstract
geometric forms and
highly stylized animal
representation.
LLamas

 Most important animal.

 Llamas provided the Inca with wool, food, and a
way to transport goods.
Random Facts

 Created a highway and road system in Peru with over 18,000 miles of roads.
 Had a type of postal system where relay messengers ran across rope bridges to deliver
communications to the next team.
 Performed successful skull surgeries.
 Administered intelligence tests to Incan children and based on their results they were either
taught a trade or sent to school to become administrators or part of the nobility.
References

 http://www.crystalinks.com/inca_civilization.html
 http://www.ancient.eu/Inca_Civilization/
 http://www.go-today.com/blog/travel-explorations/ten-interesting-facts-about-the-incas/
 http://www.ushistory.org/civ/11c.asp
 http://incas.mrdonn.org/