By: Anna Nguyen, Chris
Cote, Stephanie Funcasta,
and Jen Gorgas
Geography
• Cuzco used to be the capital of Peru.
• The Incas conquered most of western South America.
Their region had a higher and colder elevation; these
conditions affect the Incan civilization there. They
were geographically isolated from other civilizations.
Time Period
• The Incan empire first began
to emerge in 1438 A.D.
• In 1471 the Incan world came
to their ‘peak’.
• The Inca’s lasted for 94 years
and officially fell in 1532.
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Sapa Inca – The Great Inca
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Notable Sapa Inca’s include:
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Complex government system
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Manco Cápac
Pachacuti
Túpac Amaru
Many workers functioned together to transfer information
Apus
Sapa Inca
Laws
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Do Not
Do Not
Do Not
Do Not
Do Not
Be Lazy
Lie
Steal
Kill
Commit Adultery
Empire based on trade
Taxes paid by crops, cattle, and labor
force
Gov. provided food, clothing, and medication
Stories
Inti
Myth of Lake Titicaca
Mama Quilla
Viracocha
The Incas did have a calendar, which they used for holidays.
They also made many significant inventions, like instruments.
They had unique ways of building things, including different
materials and different styles.
They built many paved, steep roads.
The Incas used artifacts every day. Craftsmen had great skills in
arts and crafts. Polytheism affected the arts because many of
their artwork portrayed different gods. Pottery was one of their
main forms of art. Designing and painting walls was interesting
because they used mud. Feathers were the main decorations for
things. Kings were in many of their pieces of art.
Rise
 Manco Cápac
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Founded the small city state and later capital of
Cusco in approximately 1197.
Pachacuti
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Started the great expansion of the Incan empire in
1438.
Fall
 The Spaniards
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Brought the fall of the greatest Empire in the
America’s. Approx. 1532
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Spanish Conquistadors captured Sapa Inca Atahualpa.
Continued to fight the empire, eventually causing its
demise.
Inca gold and
silver actually
paid for the
Renaissance…
The Incas were “the
Engineers.”
• Art- poetry was passed down through different forms of art.
• Pottery- Incan pottery is featured in museums.
• Technology- farming methods can be credited to the Incas; they also
contributed medicine discoveries and military strategies.
• Architecture- Inca Pyramids are made from the dry straw of corn plant
mixed with clay sculpted bricks.
Lost Civilization: The Inca
Corrick, James A.
Great Empires of the Past: Empire of the Incas
Somervill, Barbara A.
World Book
Economy of the Inca Empire
http://www.discover-peru.org/inca-economy-society/
The Inca Empire and its Origin
http://www.discover-peru.org/incas-origin/
Inca Religion, A Religion of Many Gods
http://www.discover-peru.org/inca-religion/
Important Facts about the Inca Empire
http://archaeology.about.com/od/incaarchaeology/a/inca_empire_3.htm
Top 20 Inca Facts
Facts About the Incas
Inca Art Forms
Inca Art
Inca Art
http://www.visitperu.net/top-attractions/top-20-inca-facts.html
http://www.peru-travel-confidential.com/the-incas.html
http://www.discover-peru.org/inca-artforms/
http://library.thinkquest.org/5058/incaart.htm
http://www.about-peru-history.com/inca-art.html