Inca Research Paper

The Inca were a mesoamerican civilization located in current day Peru. They lasted from the 1400’s to about 1532. The Inca are very important to learn about because without them the continent of south america would have been very different today. There are many different artifacts on display in this exhibit. There is the totora reed boat, bone fishhooks, Incan gold sunface disks, a lampa, llanco, and a model of an Incan aqueduct. Totora reed boats were created by binding totora reeds together using braided together grass. They were used to transport goods and for traveling (Calvert 6). Incan gold sunface disks were religious icons in Incan culture. They were hung in temples to represent the sun. Inti, the Incan sun god was illustrated on many of the disks (Britannica Image Quest). The Humboldt current supplied the Incan settlers with all their fishing needs, including the needs to make bone fishhooks. The Incan settlers had to learn how to make them (Calvert 6). The Inca were known for their agricultural accomplishments with the help of the lampa. A lampa is a small garden tool used for weeding and breaking apart soil. It is very similar to a hoe (Calvert 20). Llanco is a claylike substance used by the Inca to repair damage to stone buildings. Llanco was sticky and water-repellent. The Incan had no other way to repair buildings since they were not outlined in mortar (Calvert 78). Incan aqueducts were built so the Inca did not have to carry heavy buckets of water. Agriculture was a big part of Incan life, but water was needed for …show more content…
They owned majority of the Andes mountain region. No one was brave enough to face their military might. Around 1532 the Inca were attacked by the Spaniards and their leader, Atahualpa, was killed. They were conquered and all that belonged to the Inca now belonged to the Spaniards. Without the Inca, the countries of Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina would not be the same