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The Inca Empire developed in theAndes mountainsof South America.

The Incas had originally settledin a valley of theAndes mountainsaround 1100 A.D.

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By 1400,the Incabegan

extendingtheir ruleacross

the Andes.

The Incasruled anempire

coveringmuch

of present-day Peru,Ecuador,

Bolivia, andChile.

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The Incas builtroads over

10,000 milesto unite theirvast empire.

One Incan roadwas 2,500 miles

long!

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The Incas built their capital, Cuzco,high in the Andes mountains.

The ruins of the ancient Incan capitalare found in present-day Peru.

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Unlike the Maya, the Inca neverdeveloped a form of writing. Butthey did keep records by usinga quipu or knotted rope to count

and send messages.

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The Incas alsoinvented the

crowbar, whichis an iron bar

used as a lever.

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Incan doctors set broken bonesand even knew how to perform

brain surgery!They also developed

medicines from plants.

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The Incas were very advanced. Theyconstructed buildings without mortar

or cement. Instead, bricks fitted together perfectly.

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The Incas also built elaborate terracesto farm on mountains.

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It is importantto rememberthat the Incas

built a vastempire onmountains.

They grew enoughfood to providefor all subjectsof the empire.

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The Incaruler was

known as theSapa Inca.

All landbelonged to theSapa Inca. But

he let othersfarm it and

pay taxes tothe state.

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Though the Sapa Inca was considereda god, all people in the Inca Empire

were provided for. The sick, the elderly, and the orphan were cared for.

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But in 1533, a small group of Spaniardsled by Francisco Pizarro attacked and

destroyed this mighty empire.

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The Incas

Location

Achievements

Roads

Sapa Inca

Agriculture


Andes Mountains, South America

Andes Mountains, South America

...not just above you. They're all around you! This is what life is like in the Andes. The Andes are very high mountains in South America. people have lived in the Andes Mountains

...not just above you. They're all around you! This is what life is like in the Andes. The Andes are very high mountains in South America. people have lived in the Andes Mountains

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CONTENTS...The Incas The Inca Empire: In the Andes Mountains there was a civilization: The Incas. At the height of their power, the Inca Empire was 2,500 miles long, 500 miles wide,

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The Inca. Geography: Andes Mountains The Inca lived in Cuzco Valley, located in the Andes Mountains (22,000 feet), South America. The Inca lived in Cuzco.

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Physical Geography of Latin America. Andes Mountains 7,000 miles long Longest mountain range in the world.

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Chinchillas - Springfield Public Schools · Chinchillas live in the Andes Mountains in South America. They live in caves and in rocky mountains. What chinchillas eat They eat fruits,

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Civilizations of the Andes Bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the west and Andes Mountains to the east Desert terrain crossed by many rivers flowing down.

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In 1200 AD, Incas settled in Cuzco, a village in the Andes Mountains (now in Peru). The empire stretched 2,500 miles and ruled 12 million people.

In 1200 AD, Incas settled in Cuzco, a village in the Andes Mountains (now in Peru). The empire stretched 2,500 miles and ruled 12 million people.

Early Civilizations of the Andes - Springfield Public … Moche took advantage of the rivers that flowed from the Andes Mountains. They built impressive irrigation systems to water

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