The Incas were one of the first groups in the Andes mountains, of South America. Over several thousand years, the people before the Incas learned how to grow crops in the high altitudes. The Incas and the people before the Incas created beautiful objects out of a silver, and gold, and they also constructed massive buildings out of stones. The Incas was the last greatest Andean civilizations. Cuzco Valley was were the Incas were homed. Cuzco Valley, situated at 10,000 ft above sea level, which is now Peru. Modern historians for the Inca’s are relying on archaeology, because they left no written records. The Incas used totora reeds to build boats, they would tie bundles together to get people and goods across the water. Archaeologists in 2002
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Sacrifices were often made to win the god’s favor, sacrifices were good, clothes, gold, and silver artworks, animals, and even humans were given as offerings. The Incas have two calendars, one based one the cycle of the moon, and the other the sun, the other with the moon only had 354 days, so they had to add days so that it would match the sun calendar. The Incas used a decimal system - a number system based on units of ten, just liked we do. The stones used to make important structures Cuzco, and elsewhere had great engineering skills, the stones were so tightly put together that a knife blade can't be slipped in between them. Gold symbolized the sun, and silver the moon, small gold, and silver figures of people, and animals were sometimes buried with the dead. Music, and singing was an important part of the culture, the musicians to play flutes, and …show more content…
Maca, one of the Andean tubers, the Inca warriors ate this, it was packed with nutrients, as they marched, it also contained chemicals with medical benefits. The Spanish, was making the land owner's work for plants, they raised to amount of crops, and said if the landowners couldn’t pay the tribute they had to be servants for the Spanish. The Spanish introduced the Incas to food, and animals such as horses, and cattle. In turn learned the same from the Inca. We couldn't have got corn, potatoes, or chili peppers if the Inca wouldn't have introduced them to the Spanish. Guinea pigs are popular pets, llamas still pack animals, and vicunas for the wool. It’s prized for its warmth, and softness, it's expensive because it’s so rare, good for the descendants Incas. The Quechua speakers live as commoners of the Inca Empire did. Still use foot plows, chew coca leaves for quick boost of energy, worship of traditional gods continue, and some still farm on terraces. Tupa Amaru was the last king, modern day rebels named their group after him. Tupa Shakuran, American rapper, named himself after an Inca ruler also.
The Inca were one of the first groups. Their first home was the Cuzco Valley, in the Andes Mountains of South America. They have brought some of the most important foods in the US to
Sacrifices were often made to win the god’s favor, sacrifices were good, clothes, gold, and silver artworks, animals, and even humans were given as offerings. The Incas have two calendars, one based one the cycle of the moon, and the other the sun, the other with the moon only had 354 days, so they had to add days so that it would match the sun calendar. The Incas used a decimal system - a number system based on units of ten, just liked we do. The stones used to make important structures Cuzco, and elsewhere had great engineering skills, the stones were so tightly put together that a knife blade can't be slipped in between them. Gold symbolized the sun, and silver the moon, small gold, and silver figures of people, and animals were sometimes buried with the dead. Music, and singing was an important part of the culture, the musicians to play flutes, and …show more content…
Maca, one of the Andean tubers, the Inca warriors ate this, it was packed with nutrients, as they marched, it also contained chemicals with medical benefits. The Spanish, was making the land owner's work for plants, they raised to amount of crops, and said if the landowners couldn’t pay the tribute they had to be servants for the Spanish. The Spanish introduced the Incas to food, and animals such as horses, and cattle. In turn learned the same from the Inca. We couldn't have got corn, potatoes, or chili peppers if the Inca wouldn't have introduced them to the Spanish. Guinea pigs are popular pets, llamas still pack animals, and vicunas for the wool. It’s prized for its warmth, and softness, it's expensive because it’s so rare, good for the descendants Incas. The Quechua speakers live as commoners of the Inca Empire did. Still use foot plows, chew coca leaves for quick boost of energy, worship of traditional gods continue, and some still farm on terraces. Tupa Amaru was the last king, modern day rebels named their group after him. Tupa Shakuran, American rapper, named himself after an Inca ruler also.
The Inca were one of the first groups. Their first home was the Cuzco Valley, in the Andes Mountains of South America. They have brought some of the most important foods in the US to