Inca

World Studies

Text Review pg. 388

• 1. How did the reconquista influence the attitudes of the Spanish conquistadors and colonizers in the Americas?

#2 & #3

• Who were Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro?

• What was the encomienda system?– Good or bad? Right or Wrong?

What is the relative location of the Inca Civilization?

• Western coast of South America

• Centered in Modern day Peru

• Stretched from Ecuador in the north to Chile in the south.

• Along the Andes Mountains

• Valley of Cuzco

Advanced Cities

• Empire connected to capital Cuzco– Temples

• Temple of the Sun

– Plazas– Palaces– Stone carved

Machu Pichu A Religious Center

Retreat

Complex Institutions

• Theocracy - Incan Ruler descendant of the Sun-god (Inti) and only nobles could be chosen as leader.

• Belief in afterlife. (mummies)

• Mita – labor tribute• Ayllu – community

cooperation• Limited force to conquer

– Used diplomacy– Honorable surrender– Sought loyalty

Specialized Workers

• Chasquis – postal service runners

• Diplomats – political negotiators

Record Keeping/Writing

• No writing system developed.

• Oral tradition– Required common

language throughout empire.

• Quipu – mathematical device – a kind of spread sheet – colors and knots

• Yupana – counting board

Advanced Technology

• Incan Roads • 14,000 miles• Over mountains,

deserts…• Guesthouses• Chasquis – postal

service

• Agricultural Terracing

Comparison

• What other civilizations saw the value of roads?

• What other civilizations had pyramids?

• What other civilizations used diplomacy?

• What other civilizations used mummification?

• What other civilizations used terracing for agriculture?