Inca Civilization

Places where the Inca Civilization was founded:

• Mexico city, Quintana Roo, Chiapas

• Guatemala, Honduras, Belize

• Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia

Capital of Peru where Machu Picchu is:

• Cuzco

• Palenque

• Lima

The Inca Civilization had:

• Wheel, horses and wool.

• Llamas, the Andes Mountains, alpaca and vicuña.

• Chocolate, gold and silver.

Main Gods in the Inca empire were:

• Inti - God of the Sun, Moon, Thunder

• Huitzilopochtli, Tlaloc and Quetzalcoatl

• Hernan Cortés, Francisco Pizarro

Incas thought that their their ruler was:

• a God

• the son of the Sun

• part human and part God

Inca people believed that:

• The Sun opened a cave and Pachacuti came out and built the empire alone.

• The Sun opened a cave and 5 sisters and 5 brothers started the Inca Civilization after finding a place to settle in Peru.

• The Sun opened a cave and 4 sisters and 4 brothers started the Inca Civilization after finding a place to settle in Peru.

3 important Inca rulers were:

• The Sun, the Moon and Thunder.

• Pachacuti, Tupa Inca and Huayna Capac and Atahualpa.

• Moctezuma, Pakal, Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizarro.

Inca families paid taxes by:

• Using money.

• Working for the government for a year.

• They didn't have to pay taxes.

Incas thought that lazy people:

• Had to be punished or die.

• Were too tired for working long hours.

• Could rest 2 days a week and then go back to work.

When a new territory was conquered by Incas:

• People could share and learn from the others religions and rules.

• People were free to choose whatever they wanted to do.

• People had to surrender, learn and respect their rules, traditions and religion.