1. Ancient Civilizations South American Incas

2. Inca

3. Cuzco Cuzco was an important city for the Inca
The Inca’s farmed this area and demanded tributes from other people living there

4. Building an Empire
The Inca army was strong and conquered many new areas
Emperor Pachakuti was in charge of the new lands
People in the new lands were required to work for the government
Men built roads and raised crops
Women made cloth
Conquered people were forced to worship the Inca god and provide offerings, however they could worship their own gods too.

5. Children of the Sun
The Inca called themselves the “Children of the Sun”
The emperor and wealthy nobles wore special headbands and earrings
The Inca were skilled at building with stone and at farming
Workers and farmers lived outside Cuzco in small mud huts with high windows
Cuzco was the center of:
Governement
Religion
Trade

6. Inca Agriculture
Each year the Inca emperor would plow a field with a plow made of pure gold
Agriculture was extremely important to these people
Farmers grew:
Potatoes
Maize
Peppers
Terraces were built to adapt to the geography around them. Terraces are level platforms of earth that climbed each hill like a staircase.
Aqueducts and canals brought water to the crops.

7. Terrace

8. Animals Llamas were used for carrying items to be traded with others
The best wool came from wild sheep- only the nobles could wear it
Deer were hunted for food and clothing

9. Roads A huge network of roads kept the Inca connected
More than 19,000 miles of roads were constructed
Runners were used to relay/carry messages to other areas of the empire

10. Machu Picchu Located at the top of a mountain
Nobody knows why it was constructed
“City in the Clouds”