The mountain range that runs along the western edge of South America; home of the Incas.

Ridges cut into the mountain sides to make more level land for farming .

A knotted and colored device used for counting by the Incas.

Studying objects to find magic signs

a sacred place or thing

The name of Incan potatoes

a chair on a platform, to carry the Inca

workers built the roads to pay this to the Incan government.

the Incan name for corn

a plant whose fibers can be spun into thread

a structure for carrying flowing water, usually from a river or stream to other locations

a tree that was used for bright red dye

fibers from this plant were used to weave the cable for Incan bridges

Leader of the Spanish soldiers who conquered the Incas

Which material was used to make the finest cloth?

Which item produced a deep purple colored dye?

Who wove the finest wool into garments for the Incan ruler?

What material was used to make the boats for pontoon bridges?

What did the Incas use to carry their goods on the roads?

The ancient Incas believed their ruler had descended from whom or what?

Who chose the next ruler after the Inca died?

What happened to the Inca when he died?

How was the Incan government able to get the great palaces, public buildings, and roads build?

Why is so little known about the Incans?

How were some of the Incan history learned?

What did they call the Incan's ruler's wife?

To decorate cloth wit gold silver or copper thread.