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Chp 5, Sec 3. The Incas

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What continent did the Inca empire arise from while the Aztecs were ruling Mexico   South America  
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How and where did the Inca tribe begin   A small tribe in the Andes Mountains  
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What was their capital and what country would it have been located in today   Cuzco---Peru  
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Who was the ruler that began expanding the Inca territory in the mid 1400s   Pachacuti  
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What was the size of the Inca empire in early 1500's   Huge  
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What modern-day countries did the Inca empire stretch from   Ecuador to Chile  
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What type of landforms did the area include   Coastal deserts, snowy mountains, fertile valleys, and thick forests  
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How many people live in the empire   12 million  
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In order to rule effectively, the Incas had to form what   Strong government  
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How did Pachacuti keep the people from having too much power   He removed the local leaders and replace them with new officials that he trusted  
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What did he do with the children of conquered leaders and why   Travel to Cuzco to learn about Inca government and religion--when they were adults, they were sent back to govern their villages and teach their people about the Incan way of life  
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What was a way the Incas helped unify the empire   They used an official language---Quechua  
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What did the Incas government strictly control   The economy. They told each household what work you do  
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who did the Incas work for besides themselves   The government  
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What did the Inca villagers do for the army   They make cloth and other goods for the army. Some served as soldiers  
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What three things did Incas do besides farming and making cloth   Soldiers, worked in mind, or build roads and bridges  
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What was the Inca labor tax system called and what did they pay rather than money   They pay taxes in labor called MITA  
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What did the Inca economy not have that the Maya and Aztecs did have as a part of their economy   No merchants or markets  
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What did the Inca government do with the goods collected through the MITA   They distributed the goods to the people. Leftovers were stored in the capital for emergencies  
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How did the Inca government help the people if a natural disaster struck or they simply could not take care of themselves   They provided the goods to help them  
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What did the Inca people have little of due to the strong will control of rulers   Personal freedom  
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What did the Eakin government protect in all of the empire   General welfare  
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How many social classes made up the Inca society   2  
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Who made up the Inca upper-class   Emperor, government officials, and priests  
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Where did the upper-class live? What did they wear   They lived in stone houses and wore the best clothes  
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What did the Inca upper-class not have to pay   Taxes  
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Where was the royal retreat located for the Inca upper-class? Where is it located   Machu Picchu. Nestled high in the Andes.  
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Who made up the ink a lower-class system   Farmers, artisans, and servants  
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What group did the social structure of the Incas not include   Slaves  
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Inca farmers grow what 3 crops   corn, peanuts, and potato  
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What animal did the Incas raise in the Andes mountains   Llamas  
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Who did the Incas believe the rulers were related to   The sun God. They thought they never really died  
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What did priests bring to many ceremonies? What did they give   They brought mummies of former kings and gave food and gifts  
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What did the Incas sacrifice to their gods   Llamas, cloth, or food  
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Where did the people outside of Cuzco worship   Local sacred places like mountaintops, rocks, and springs  
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What did they believe have magical powers   Mountain tops, rocks, and springs  
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What were the Incas known for as master builders   Expert masonry  
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What did the Incas build a major network of   Roads  
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What type of art did the Incas produce   Pottery, gold and silver jewelry  
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What was a size cornfield made of   Gold and silver  
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What were the Incas known for making the finest of in the Americas   Textiles  
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Did the Incas have a writing system   No  
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What did the Incas use to keep records   Knotted cords---quipus  
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What did the nots represent? What did the colors represent   The knots were numbers and the colors represented information about crops, land, and other important topics  
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How did the Incas pass down their history   Oral history and songs and poems  
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Why did I Civil War begin the 1520's in the Inca empire   The death of a ruler  
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Name the two sons who were at war for the empire   Atahualpa---Huascar  
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Who won the war in 1532   Atahualpa  
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What did the war do to the empire   Weakened the army  
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Who led the conquistadors into the Inca empire   Francisco Pizarro  
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How many soldiers did he have with him   Very few  
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What happened to Atahualpa   He was captured  
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How did Atahualpa try to win his freedom? Did it work?   He gave them a room filled with gold and silver. They killed him anyway  
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How much gold and silver was collected trying to free him   24 tons  
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In what year did Pizarro defeat the last of the Incas   1537  
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How long did Spain rule in the area after taking over the Inca empire   300 years  
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