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HUM 2461 Humanities of Latin America. SFC Fall 2013 Week 6. Today’ s Agenda Day 11. Attendance South American Civilization: The Incas Religion (Day 10) Architecture (Day 11) 2 nd Assignment due on week 7 Pop Quiz. Attendance. Inca Civilization. Cultural periods 1150 – 1493 CE.
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HUM 2461Humanities of Latin America SFC Fall 2013 Week 6
Today’s Agenda Day 11 • Attendance • South American Civilization: The Incas • Religion (Day 10) • Architecture (Day 11) • 2nd Assignment due on week 7 • Pop Quiz
Inca Civilization Cultural periods 1150 – 1493 CE
INCAS Pacha(world/realm) Religion/Cosmology
Tawantinsuyofour cardinal points Four Suyos (side/location): Collasuyo (S) Chinchaysuyo (N) Contisuyo (SW) Antisuyo (NE) Inti = sun
Inca Architecture (1) It is widely known for its fine masonry, which features precisely cut and shaped stones closely fitted without mortar. Rectangular building without any internal walls and roofed with wooden beams and thatch. Two-story buildings were infrequent. Wall apertures, including doors, niches and windows, usually had a trapezoidal shape. Other kinds of decoration were scarce. Rectangular buildings were used for quite different functions in almost all Inca buildings, from humble houses to palaces and temples…
Inca Architecture (2) • The most common composite form in Inca architecture was the kancha. • Testimonies of this type of architecture are: … Cuzco (Qusqu'Qosqo) consisted of large kancha. --- The Temple of the Sun (Qorikancha) and the Inca palaces. … Ollantaytambo(near Cusco: Urubamba river). --- Temple of the Sun and The Mañacaray or Royal Hall. --- The Incahuatanaand The Baños de la Princesa (Princess’ tub baths)
Lintel and double jamb Lintel Jamb
Population Debates about the number of people inhabiting Tawantinsuyu at its peak. As few as 4 million people, to more than 37 million. The reason for these various estimates is that in spite of the fact that the Inca kept excellent census records using their quipu.
Top of La Fortaleza Precisely cut and shaped stones closely fitted without mortar.
Wiracochan / Tunupa The messenger of Viracocha
Pedro Cieza de León "For as is well known to all, not a single village of the highlands or the plains failed to pay the tribute levied on it by those who were in charge of these matters. There were even provinces where, when the natives alleged that they were unable to pay their tribute, the Inca ordered that each inhabitant should be obliged to turn in every four months a large quill full of live lice, which was the Inca's way of teaching and accustoming them to pay tribute”
The bath of the Princess Chakana
Machu Picchu • Pachacutec (Pachacuti) built Cuzco and Machu Picchu in 1438. • Means old mountain. • Ancients work systems: • Minca • Mita • Ayni MINKA
Intihuatana / Intiwatana HUATA TO TIE UP, TO HICH & NA is a suffix for TOOL or PLACE
2ndAssigment • Week 5: HW#4 (1-15) due on week 7. Points off if HW isnottyped
See you Tuesday Hasta el martes À mardi Até terça-feira