Inca

​Inca Civilization

​We will... identify and describe the historical influence of the Inca in Latin America (South America)

The Inca developed a great empire in South America and great civilization that included building irrigation systems, roads, tunnels, and bridges.

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​Located in the Andes Mountains

​Inca Civilization

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​Quechua language is spoken in ten countries in Latin America (is an official language in three of them). But unfortunately not many people know a lot about it.

​​Inca Language

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​The Inca government was called the Tawantinsuyu.

It was a monarchy ruled by a single leader called the Sapa Inca.

​​Inca Government

​The religion of the Inca was closely tied into the everyday life of the Inca as well as with their government.

They believed that their ruler was part god himself.

​​Inca Religion

Multiple Choice

The Inca government was a monarchy ruled by a single leader called the Sapa Inca.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What was the official language of the Inca people?

• English

• Spanish

• Quechua

​Built over rivers and roads

​​Suspension Bridges

​Used to remove bone fragments from an injured skull

​​Surgery

Trephination

​The Inca played flutes, seashell horns, rattles, drums, and panpipes.

​​Arts

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​The Inca did not have a written language. Instead they used an ingenious substitute: the knotted sets of strings called quipis.

​​Quipis

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Multiple Choice

How did the Incas cross the high peaks of the Andes mountains?

• They used bridges that they built

• They used horses and carriages

• They flew over the peaks

• They teleported from one side to another

Match

Match the following

• Suspension Bridge

• Surgery

  Trephination

• Arts

• Quipis

The Inca built over rivers and bridges

The Inca used to remove fragments form an injured skulls

The Inca played flutes, rattles, and drums

The Incan written language.

• The Inca built over rivers and bridges

• The Inca used to remove fragments form an injured skulls

• The Inca played flutes, rattles, and drums

• The Incan written language.

​The End of the Incan Civilization

​Francisco Pizarro

Francisco Pizarro was a seasoned conquistador who had been inspired by Hernán Cortés' conquest of Mexico. In 1532, with a troop of 160 Spaniards, Pizarro set off along the western coast of South America in search of a similar empire to conquer and plunder.

The Inca Empire fell to Spanish conquests and invasion​ lead by Pizarro

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Multiple Choice

Who brought the Inca Empire to its knees in 1532?

• Francisco Pizarro

• Christopher Columbus

• Manco Capac

• James Cook

​Machu Picchu remained hidden to the world for centuries. The Spanish conquistadors never found it and the Incas who knew the location never revealed its existence and was forgotten.

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​Machu Picchu

Multiple Choice

In what mountains did the Incas live?

• Alps

• Andes

• Berkshires

• Himalayas

Multiple Choice

Who built Machu Picchu?

• Incas

• Aztecs

• Mayas

• Spaniards

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