Inca

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The Inca lived in the Andes Mountains in

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South America

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What year did Patchacuti begin his conquest of the Cuzco Valley and begin the Inca empire?

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1438

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How did the Inca manage to farm on the sides of mountains?

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terraces

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Primary Incan crops were: maize and potatoes, coffee and potatoes, coffee and beans, maize and beans.

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maize and potatoes

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What language did the Inca speak?

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Quechua

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The Incan economy thrived on huge open markets.

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False

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What was the series of knotted cords the Inca used to record information?

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quipu

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In what ways were llamas useful to the Inca?

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Their wool provided clothes and they were used in sacrifice. (Their lungs could be read to tell the future!)

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What skill were the Inca well known for in building their mountain cities and farms?

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masonry

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What is the estimated population of the Inca at the height of their empire?

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12 million