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The Inca & Peru. Inca Empire 4000 Miles North to South Largest native state in the Western Hemisphere Ancestor Worship No written language Social levels Multi-ethnic Agricultural and architectural achievements. Inca Empire. Warriors with a strong and powerful army
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Inca Empire • 4000 Miles North to South • Largest native state in the Western Hemisphere • Ancestor Worship • No written language • Social levels • Multi-ethnic • Agricultural and architectural achievements
Inca Empire • Warriors with a strong and powerful army • Because of the fierceness of their army and their hierarchical organization, they became the largest Native American society • Conquered neighboring groups first, then spread to others throughout the Andes region
Inca Construction • Inca built much more than temples and palaces and other buildings • Almost 10,000 miles of roads • Large rope suspension bridges to cross rivers • Aqueducts to move water for irrigation
Machu Picchu • Built in the 1400’s • Discovered in 1911 by Hiram Bingham, a Yale historian • Built high in the Andes in classic stone style (without mortar)
Machu Picchu • There have been several ideas about its purpose, but most widely believed to have been a retreat for Incan rulers • Important cultural site because it was not plundered when the Spanish conquered the Inca
End of the Inca • Francisco Pizarro lead the Spanish expedition that conquered the Inca • The Incan leader, Atahualpa, was murdered in 1532 • The Spanish were seeking gold and power • Effects of Spanish conquest • Large numbers of Natives died due to diseases brought by the explorers • Many Natives were converted to Christianity Francisco Pizarro
Modern Peru Developing Country Government: Presidential Democratic Republic Exports: Fish, gold, copper, zinc, petroleum Agriculture: Coffee, cotton, sugarcane, rice, poultry, fish Literacy Rate: 91% Languages: Spanish & Quechua Religion: Catholic About the size of Alaska