Inca Empire

How did the Inca expand and control of their empire?

• The cut off trade with other places.

• They killed everyone.

• They built roads.

• They made their own currency system.

How did the Inca road reflect local environment?

• The Inca people used things from their environment to make the roads.

• The road types varied to meet environment conditions.

How did the Inca road help feed the empire?

• Food supplies were moved along the road.

• Food grew along the road for locals to pick when they needed it.

• Food supplies didn't move.

• Food supplies were stored in "colcas."

How did the Inca road cross rivers?

• Boats

• Suspension bridges

• Wooden canoes

• They swam.

How did the Inca control water?

• They caught and stored it in buckets.

• Stone irrigation channels

• They drank it from the sky.

• Magic

How did the Inca control erosion and grow crops in the Andes terrain?

• They built terraces and used aqueducts.

• Aqueducts

• Irrigation

• Terraces

What was a Quipu?

• A term of endearment for Incan babies.

• A food made of root vegetables.

• An Incan llama.

• System of knots. Used to collect data, keep records, etc.

Where did the Inca empire exist?

• Close to where modern-day Mexico City now exists.

• Western part of South America where modern day Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, &Argentina now exist.

• Eastern part of South America where modern-day Brazil now exists.

• North of Canada near Alaska.

What is the geography of the Inca Empire?

• No rainfall, low temperatures, and mountainous.

• Wide open plains and fields.

• Marshy and wet.

• Cold with lots of snow.

What was the "Sapa Inca?"

• The leader of the Inca Empire.

• The second in command of the Inca Empire.

• The oldest Inca in the Empire.

• The doctor of the ruling Inca Emperor.