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22 Cards in this Set
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What type of tax was placed by their government |
Work tax |
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What metal is the property of the ruler |
Gold |
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What did the Incas think about silver |
It was the metal of the Moon |
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Why do we know so little about the history of the Incas |
They didn't have a system of writing |
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What was the capital of the incan empire |
Cuzco |
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Where did the Incan tribe begin |
Andes mountains |
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How did they grow crops on mountains |
Cut terraces |
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What is divining |
The studying of objects to find magic signs |
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What was a huaca |
a sacred place of thing |
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Name 3 animals that were used for wool |
Llama alpaca and vicuña |
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What did each city have |
A central plaza |
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What was the capital of the Incan empire |
Cuzco |
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Where was the Inca empire located |
South America Mostly Peru Valley of Cuzco in Andes Ecuador to Chile |
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What is a major city |
Machu pichu |
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What was the spoken language called |
Quechua No written language |
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What was used for record keeping |
Quipu,-made with knots and strings |
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Who did they worship |
A few nature spirits Less violent human sacrifice |
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Achievements |
No iron tools or wheel Road system Runners for postal system |
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Who was the major Incan God |
Viracocha-god of nature |
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What years were the aztecs a civilization |
1325-1521 AD |
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What years were the Incans a civilization |
1438-1534 AD |
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Under who's reign did the Incan empire grow the most |
Pacharutee |
