T HE I NCA 1 By: Isabella Morasco

I NCA H OUSES Lived in simple houses only 1 main room very little furniture made out of blocks and mud

I NCA C LOTHING Made clothes from wool Cotton was preferred Alpaca wool was worn by normal people Nobles wear silky vicuna wool Simple clothing Men would wear loin clothes Made sandals w/ the leather from llama Clothes were just a garment wrapped around the body 3

M ACHU P ICCHU It is high up in the Andes Mountains City was never seen Built on many levels Built at the end of the 15 th century Had temples, courtyard, houses, stairway, and fountains No one lived there for hundreds of years Mummies were found Legend says it was built for sacred Inca women 4

C ONTACT WITH S PANISH E XPLORERS Inca Empire ended w/ Spanish conquest in 1532 Spanish used Inca storehouses The food and other supplies lasted 20 years! Explorers and soldiers came for fame & riches Pizarro ( spanish explorer) went to Inca Empire to rule When he got there it was empty He told his army of 160 men to hide in empty houses Pizarro captured the Inca ruler Inca ruler promised to put gold and silver in a jail cell if Pizarro let him free Pizarro agreed to that. After months of gold and silver Pizarro did not keep his promise. They killed him The Inca who survived had to work on farms for the Spanish 5

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