Topic 4-Lesson 2 The World of the Incas

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The earliest culture that developed in the Andes

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Chavin

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The most powerful of the Andean civilizations

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Inca

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Capital of the Inca empire

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Cuzco

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Proclaimed himself Sapa Inca, or emperor in 1438

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Pachacuti

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Record keeping device used by the Inca that was made of knotted colored strings.

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quipu

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Official language of the Inca empire

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Quechua

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The leader of each Inca village who carried out government orders

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ayllu

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Inca sun god

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Inti

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Only major civilization of the Americas that did not develop a system of writing

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Inca

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The Inca were eventually invaded by the

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