The central Andean zone of South America is one of the richest areas in archaeological history of important ancient civilizations around the world. They existed in antiquity in this area of numerous cultures with varying degrees of development which, from many centuries before the beginning of our era, appeared, overlapping each other, until becoming almost all one. This confluence of cultures would become one of the most important civilizations of all time. The Inca Empire. The Inca Empire of Tahuantinsuyo, was one of the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. The beginning of the Inca civilization dates back to approximately 1100 AD. Although this supposed beginning is based, as is usually the case, on a legend. The tradition tells that
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The Inca Empire began, from the expansion into the Andean territory, making the Inca Empire dominate part of the present territories known as: Peru, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina, Bolivia and from the Andes to the coast. The organization and administration imposed by the Incas became the most important and powerful state before the presence of the Spaniards. The Incas have two periods of expansion. Throughout both stages, these brilliant organizers established alliances with different curacazgos and señorios. The first period on the Inca expansion beyond Cuzco was due to the strategic combination of the establishment of kinship relations and the military confrontation. Securing the dominion over Cuzco, the expansion to nearby areas began. It is during this period that the Inca elite is consolidated, which is organized into two sectors: Hanan, a group linked to military actions and Urin, associated with religious functions. This first phase culminates with the confrontation between the Incas and Chancas, the hardy inhabitants of the north of Cuzco. The second period, it corresponds to the great Inca expansion and extended throughout the fifteenth century. The Inca empire prevailed over the Chancas, the Lupacas, the Collas, the Huancas, the Chimus and the Chinchas. Taking advantage of the experiences and achievements of these peoples, those who preceded it, controlled the resources and the conquered …show more content…
The deeply religious spirit of the people was exacerbated by the state action so that it would constantly deepen even more and more, designing an intricate paraphernalia of gods, rites and offerings without which it was impossible to carry out life are to be affected by powerful supernatural forces. The fear of the unknown promoted in the town by the official region, operated as fundamental element for the unity of the empire and the domination of the enormous masses that conformed
The Inca Empire began, from the expansion into the Andean territory, making the Inca Empire dominate part of the present territories known as: Peru, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina, Bolivia and from the Andes to the coast. The organization and administration imposed by the Incas became the most important and powerful state before the presence of the Spaniards. The Incas have two periods of expansion. Throughout both stages, these brilliant organizers established alliances with different curacazgos and señorios. The first period on the Inca expansion beyond Cuzco was due to the strategic combination of the establishment of kinship relations and the military confrontation. Securing the dominion over Cuzco, the expansion to nearby areas began. It is during this period that the Inca elite is consolidated, which is organized into two sectors: Hanan, a group linked to military actions and Urin, associated with religious functions. This first phase culminates with the confrontation between the Incas and Chancas, the hardy inhabitants of the north of Cuzco. The second period, it corresponds to the great Inca expansion and extended throughout the fifteenth century. The Inca empire prevailed over the Chancas, the Lupacas, the Collas, the Huancas, the Chimus and the Chinchas. Taking advantage of the experiences and achievements of these peoples, those who preceded it, controlled the resources and the conquered …show more content…
The deeply religious spirit of the people was exacerbated by the state action so that it would constantly deepen even more and more, designing an intricate paraphernalia of gods, rites and offerings without which it was impossible to carry out life are to be affected by powerful supernatural forces. The fear of the unknown promoted in the town by the official region, operated as fundamental element for the unity of the empire and the domination of the enormous masses that conformed