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17 Cards in this Set
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Who was Pachacuti?
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Ruler of the Incas
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Who was Topa Inca?
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Pachacuti's son who expanded the empire
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What did the Incan nobles wear to represent their ranks?
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headbands and earrings
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What was Cuzco?
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The Incan capital.
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Name some of the Incan accomplishments
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Roads for runners
Canals an aqueducts for water |
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What gods did the Incans worship?
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Inti (The sun god) & Viracocha (Creater of all the people of the Andes)
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What does the name Pachacuti mean?
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He who shakes the earth
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What kind of jobs were the Incas excellent at?
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Farmers, builers and managers
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What did the Incans refers to themselves as?
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The "Children of the sun"
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How did Incas spread news from one place to another?
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runners
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What is the name of the Incan language?
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Quechua
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When did the Incas settle in Cuzco?
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about 1200
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Why did the Incas not have to use cement for walls?
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Their stones were so well shaped they didn't need cement.
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When did the Spanish conquer the Incas?
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in the 1500s
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Aqueduct
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pipe or channel designed to carry water from a distant source
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What did nobles collect as taxes?
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crops
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Quipus
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knotted string used by Incan government officials and traders for record keeping
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