— An important Inca ruler who expanded the empire and organized many of its systems (like government and road networks). He helped turn the Inca into a powerful and large empire.

A way to bring water to crops using channels, canals, or pipes. The Inca used irrigation to water fields high in the mountains.

— Animals native to the Andes mountains. The Inca used llamas for carrying goods, for wool to make cloth, and sometimes for meat.

— The language spoken by many people of the Inca Empire. It is still spoken today by millions of people in the Andes.

— A very large river in South America that flows through countries like Peru and Brazil. It carries enormous amounts of water and runs through the Amazon rainforest.

— A Spanish explorer and conqueror who led the expedition that captured the Inca Empire and its emperor, Atahualpa.

— The name of a powerful empire in South America (mainly in present-day Peru) and the people who ruled it. The Inca built a large, organized society with roads, cities, and a central government.

— The last emperor (ruler) of the Inca Empire before the Spanish arrived. He was captured by the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro.

— A strong, organized group of leaders in one place that makes rules and decisions for the whole empire or country. The Inca had a central government that managed roads, food supplies, and laws.

— A system the Inca used where people worked for the government for a certain time each year. Instead of paying taxes with money, families provided labor (work) to build roads, farms, or serve in other public tasks.

— A farming method that uses flat steps cut into hillsides. These “terraces” help hold soil and water so crops can grow on steep mountains.

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Term	Definition
Pachacuti	— An important Inca ruler who expanded the empire and organized many of its systems (like government and road networks). He helped turn the Inca into a powerful and large empire.
Irrigation	A way to bring water to crops using channels, canals, or pipes. The Inca used irrigation to water fields high in the mountains.
Llamas	— Animals native to the Andes mountains. The Inca used llamas for carrying goods, for wool to make cloth, and sometimes for meat.
Quechua	— The language spoken by many people of the Inca Empire. It is still spoken today by millions of people in the Andes.
Amazon River	— A very large river in South America that flows through countries like Peru and Brazil. It carries enormous amounts of water and runs through the Amazon rainforest.
Francisco Pizarro	— A Spanish explorer and conqueror who led the expedition that captured the Inca Empire and its emperor, Atahualpa.
Inca	— The name of a powerful empire in South America (mainly in present-day Peru) and the people who ruled it. The Inca built a large, organized society with roads, cities, and a central government.
Atahualpa	— The last emperor (ruler) of the Inca Empire before the Spanish arrived. He was captured by the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro.
Central government	— A strong, organized group of leaders in one place that makes rules and decisions for the whole empire or country. The Inca had a central government that managed roads, food supplies, and laws.
Mita	— A system the Inca used where people worked for the government for a certain time each year. Instead of paying taxes with money, families provided labor (work) to build roads, farms, or serve in other public tasks.
Terraced farming	— A farming method that uses flat steps cut into hillsides. These “terraces” help hold soil and water so crops can grow on steep mountains.

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