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13 Cards in this Set
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Cuzco |
a village in the Andes that became the Incas capital city. |
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Pachacuti |
the ruler in 1438 |
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census |
is an official count of all the people in an area and hoe they make a living. |
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quipu |
Knotted strings on which they 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 distant source |
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Machu Picchu |
a city that includes buildings, stairs carved into the side of the mountain, and road cut into rock. |
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Inti |
Intl was their parents, they referred to them selves as "children of the sun. |
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Viracocha |
the creater of all the people of the Andes |
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Quechua |
the Incas language |
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Manco Capac |
first Incan ruler |
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terrace |
is a piece of sloped plane that has been cut into a series ofsuccessively receding flat surfaces or platforms |
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Francisco Pizarro |
was a Spanishconquistador who conquered the Inca Empire. |
