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Inca Civilization

Inca Civilization. 1200-1532 A.D. Location & Founding. Location & Founding. Located in the Andes Mountains of South America West Coast of South American in Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Chile, and Argentina Founded by Pacachuti. Location & Founding. Capital city was Cuzco

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Inca Civilization

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  1. Inca Civilization 1200-1532 A.D

  2. Location & Founding

  3. Location & Founding • Located in the Andes Mountains of South America • West Coast of South American in Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Chile, and Argentina • Founded by Pacachuti

  4. Location & Founding • Capital city was Cuzco • Administrativecenter • Temple of the Sun- inside walls made of gold & perfectly cut stones • Machu Picchu is the “Lost City of the Incas”

  5. Location & Geography- Cuzco

  6. Location & Geography- Machu Picchu

  7. Government • Ruled by an Emperor called the Sapa Inca and he had absolute control • Divine – the son of the sun • Chief religious leader • Gold was his symbol • The Queen was called the Coya • She performed religious functions • She served in absence of Sapa Inca

  8. Government • Officials collected taxes and enforced laws • IncaCivilazition spread his language and his religion on conquered place

  9. Inca Roads & Bridges Road Bridge

  10. Society • People lived in communities called ayllus • One leader carried government ordersandhe organized works • Peoplewhowas conquered by the Incans, were put into Incan army

  11. Economy & Agriculture • Farming • People created terraces in mountains to farm • Farmers spent part of yearfor emperor • People grew corn, potatoes, cotton, squash, and beans • Government gave part of harvest to people and stored the rest

  12. Terraced Farming

  13. Religion • Polytheistic • Festivals is thepart of daily lifeandevery month had a festival • Chief god was Intiwhowasthe Sun God • Chosen Women dedicated their lives for Sun God

  14. Chosen Women

  15. Human Sacrifice • Childrenwaschoosento be a humansacrifice • Onlyperfectchildrencould be humansacrifice

  16. Human Sacrifice

  17. Intellectual & Artistic Achievements • Incas did not havesystem of writing • Incas had calendar of 15 months,with 3 weeksandtherewas ten day in theweek • They had advanced medicine • Gold and silver works

  18. Gold & Silver Work

  19. End of Inca Civilization • 1525 A.D.- Sapa Inca Huayna Capac died of plague • 1531 A.D.- Spanish conquered the Inca empire

  20. Createdby Abdullah Mercan

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