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Incas

Incas. Location. Peru Andes Mountains. Government. Central bureaucracy Theocracy Ruler considered a descendent of the sun god Chiefs led groups Pachacuti Expanded kingdom into an empire. Society/Culture. Road system Used for trade Quipu - counting device used to record data Calendar

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Incas

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  1. Incas

  2. Location • Peru • Andes Mountains

  3. Government • Central bureaucracy • Theocracy • Ruler considered a descendent of the sun god • Chiefs led groups • Pachacuti • Expanded kingdom into an empire

  4. Society/Culture • Road system • Used for trade • Quipu- counting device used to record data • Calendar • Day and night • Provided info about the Gods

  5. Religion • Polytheistic • Nature spirits • Sun, moon, stars, thunder • Sacrificed llamas and distributed goods Machu Piccu

  6. Economy • Based on trade • Early form of socialism • Government controlled the economy

  7. Downfall • Civil war broke out • Francisco Pizarro • Spanish conquistador • Conquered the Incas in 1535

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