1. Incas

2. Location
Peru
Andes Mountains

3. Government Central bureaucracy Theocracy Chiefs led groups Pachacuti
Ruler considered a descendent of the sun god
Chiefs led groups
Pachacuti
Expanded kingdom into an empire

4. Society/Culture Road system Quipu- counting device used to record data
Used for trade
Quipu- counting device used to record data
Calendar
Day and night
Provided info about the Gods
Make your own quipu!!

5. Religion Polytheistic Nature spirits
Sun, moon, stars, thunder
Sacrificed llamas and distributed goods
Machu Piccu

6. Economy Based on trade Early form of socialism
Government controlled the economy

7. Downfall Civil war broke out Francisco Pizarro Spanish conquistador
Conquered the Incas in 1535