The+Incas

-the Inca gods were very important to the Incas -the highest part of the Machu Picchu was the part reserved for worship. -the Incas believe that the puma was sacred -the Inca worshiped very fluently to the sun, moon, and thunder gods. -the inca had many diffrent gods like Viracocha who was belived to be the creater of the heavens and the earth and everything in it, his name means Sea Foam -Supai was the god of fear, evil, and greed -Pachamac is the god of earth -Huacas was any object, person, or natural phenomenon with traits considered supernatural -Mama Quilla was the moon goddesswas the wife of the sun god, she ruled the cycles of fertility fro both animals and plants -Inti is the god of the sun, he is the gaurdian of crops -Mamo Capac was the son of the sun god -the Incas believe that the puma was sacred

-Farming was a very important thing for the Incas -The Incas used terraces and irrigation canals to farm. -A terrace is made when you cut into the ground to make it look like stairs so you can farm on the side of the mountain. They help stop erosion too. -The irrigation canals were used to bring the water to them. Some were as long as 60 miles. -They grew the corn, beans, squash, potatoes, maize, and a grain called quinoa. -Some women and children used wooden clubs to break up large clods of earth. -Men prepared the land for farming with foot plows. They didn't use oxen or horses. -An Ayllu is a group that decides where to plant crops and where not to, also how much to plant.
 * Farming **


 * Inca History **

-The Inca Empire became divided into 4 great regions after the death of Huayna Capac in 1525. -Seven years later, after Pizzaro allowed Manco Capac, Huasscar’s brother, to assume the throne, Manco was defeated against the Spaniards, and was assassinated by fellow refugees, in the mountains. -The Inca’s last person for the throne, Tupac Amaru, was beheaded by the Spaniards. -Messages would travel at 150 miles a day along stone roads. -Around the walls of Machu Picchu, terraces connected by stairways that ran down slopes. -The Inca did not care much about fish for food, because of the really fast rivers and not many lakes that they had.
 * Inca Sonework **

-The Inca people were know for there stonework -They built stone roads that runners ran on. The runners carried verbal messages and ran up to 150 miles a day. -Wooden rollers were used to move heavy stones. -Some buildings weighed as much as 200 tons -One of the famous cities made by the Incas is called Machu Picchu. -It stands 8,530 feet above sea level,was made to look like it emerged from the mountain, and is known as the lost city. -Many questions remain about Machu Picchu like who built it, when was it finished, and who lived there.


 * Inca Facts **

-Incas were first recorded in 1400. -They live in the Andreas. -There capital is the city of Cuzco. -The name Inca means Children of the sun -They conquered people in the surrounding areas -There empire is in Ecuador,Bolivia, Northern Chili, and Northwest Argentina. -To keep records they use quipu which is tying nots in strings. -The Inca (head of government) was carried in a litter, a covered seat supported by poles with a canopy that was made by feathers of birds.