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13 Cards in this Set
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Cuzco |
capital of the Incan empire |
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Pachacuti |
Incan emperor he conquered the people of the Andes and the Pacific coast |
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Census |
an official count of all the people in an area and how they make a living |
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Quipu |
knotted strings on which the Incas recorded information |
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Gorge |
narrow passes or valleys between steep cliffs |
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Aqueduct |
a pipe or channel that carries water from a source |
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Machu Picchu |
city that includes building stairs carved into the side of the mountain |
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Inti |
The greatest god called the sun god |
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Viracocha |
a god the creator of all people |
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Quechua |
the Incan language |
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Manco Capac |
The mythical founder of the Incan Empire |
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Terrace |
A farming method where the Incas would create new farmland from the sides of the mountaind |
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Francisco Pizarro |
He led the group who ended the Incas |
