Inca Empire
By Sean Ballsmith and
Carter Williams
Who were the Inca’s?
• The Inca empire
was the largest
empire in preColumbian era. The
main empire was
located in Cusco or
modern day Peru.
They arose from the
highlands of Peru in
the late 13th century.
Creation Myth
Pachacamac was the sun and, he rose from the lake Titicaca.
Pachacamac was so bright that nothing else could be seen in the
sky. At night the sky was empty and had no light at all so
Pachacamac made the stars, the moon, and the planets. The moon
and Pachacamac became husband and wife and ruled the heavens
and the earth. "Pach" made the first humans from stone. They
were weak and died. The moon and "Pach" made a son and daughter
they ruled the first people on earth. He made them teach the
people how to survive. Pachacamac told his kids that he would give
them light and heat, but they would only get this privlage if they
remembered their creators.
Empire’s Era
• The empire started in 1438 and ended in 1533.
• The official language of the empire was Quechua,
although hundreds of local languages and dialects of
Quechua were spoken in this era.
Clothing
The Inca people usually
wore stylized tunics
that indicated their
status. Aside from the
tunic, a person of
importance wore a
llawt'u, a series of
cords wrapped around
the head to establish
his importance.
The Province
• The empire was divided into four provinces
whose corners met at the empire's capital,
Cusco. The provinces were in Peru, Chile,
Ecuador, and Bolivia.
Divisions of the Inca Empire:
Chinchaysuyu (in red),
Qullasuyu (in blue), Antisuyu
(in green) and Kuntisuyu (in
yellow)
Arts of Inca
The Inca utilized the vocabulary of many
regions and cultures, but incorporated these
themes into a standardized style that could
easily be replicated and spread throughout the
empire.
Ceramics were utilitarian in nature, but also
incorporated a imperialist style that was
prevalent in the Inca textiles and metalwork. In
addition, the Inca also played drums and
woodwind instruments including flutes, panpipes, and trumpets made up of shell and
ceramics.
Education and Language
The Inca people did not possess a written or recorded
language as far as is known. But like the Aztecs, they
depended largely on oral transmission as a means of
maintaining the preservation of their culture.
Machu Picchu
Michael Palin in Machu Picchu - BBC - YouTube
Incan Art Pieces
Bibliograpy
• http://www.mythicjourneys.org/bigmyth/
• http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Inca_Empire
• http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/04/incaempire/pringle-text
• http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Inca_Civili
zation
• http://www.enotes.com/topic/Inca_Empire