Pachacutic
Tupac Yupanqui
Huayna Capac
Huascar
Atahualpa
Inca expansion
1450 to 1530Ecuador
Why?
HOW?
EACH SUYU WAS CONNECTED TO CUSCO BY “CAPAC – ÑAN” OR THE
ROYAL TRAIL
CHASQUIS
TAMBOS
MESSENGERS OF THE EMPIRE
PLACES WHERE INCA ARMY COULD REST AND EAT.EACH TAMBO HAD A CHASQUI
INCAS’ SOCIAL STRUCT
URE
SAPA INCA •EMPEROR
WILLAC OMA •SHAMAN
APU APU •SUYUS GOVERNORS
TUC RICUC
•PROVINCE GOVERNORS
CURACA •TRIBE CHIEF
HATUN RUNA
•FAMILY CHIEFS
HUAGCHA
• POOR PEOPLE
ECONOMICS
FARMING IN TERRACED MOUNTAINS
TEXTIL PRODUCTION - ACLLAHUASI
HERDING LLAMAS AND ALPACAS
TRADING SURPLUS
Labor systems
BASED ON COOPERATIVE WORK AND RELATIVES HELP IN THE AYLLU
LABOR ORGANIZATION
MINGA MITA AYNI
LANGUAGEWRITTEN LANGUA
GE
• QUIPUS• IT IS NOT CONSIDERED A
FORMAL FORM OF WRITTEN LANGUAGE
SPOKEN LANGUA
GE
• QUICHUA/QUECHUA AS THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THE EMPIRE
• SEVERAL DIALECTS WERE SPOKEN IN THE INCA TERRITORY
• CATHOLIC CHURCH SPREAD QUECHUA O “RUNASHIMI” AMONG NATIVES SEVERAL YEARS LATER
INCAS’ EMPIRE CRISIS
HUAYNACAPAC
DEATH 1525
AD HUASCAR AND ATAHUALPA
QUITO, CUZCO
AND
TOMEBAMBA
MITIMAES NO
ROOTS INCAS’ NOBILITY
WARRIORS
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