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Ancient Inca. By: DaNae` Mitchell. GEOGRAPHY. The Incas Empire was located on the western side of south America. Although the Empire was huge, it can be easily divided into three geographical regions….. Mountains Jungles And Deserts. RELIGION. Incan tall tales! - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
By: DaNae` Mitchell
Ancient Inca
The Incas Empire was located on the western side of south America. Although the Empire was huge, it can be easily divided into three geographical regions…..
MountainsJunglesAnd Deserts
GEOGRAPHY
Incan tall tales!Since the Incas never developed a
system of writing, archaeologists must study…..
MythsLegendsAnd the religious objects they left
behind for clues about the ancient Inca civilization.
Also, human sacrifice.polytheistic/ believed in many or
more than one god.The Inca calendar was important to
the religious reasons festivals.
RELIGION
The Incan calendar was important to the ancient Incas for religious reasons festival.
The Incan calendar was divided into 12 months.
Each month was divided into 3 weeks.
Each week was divided into 10 days.Ancient Incas used makers that told
them when a new month was beginning. (used the position of the sun.)
Also made musical instruments. (Incans love music.)
ACHIEVEMETS
At first, the Incas were simply a small tribe that lived in the city of CUZCO.
They worshiped gods of nature. They believed in omens and dreams.
Around 1430 C.E, a neighboring tribe attacked the Incas. The Incas won!!
That was the beginning of the Inca Empire.
POLITICAL SYSTEM
The Sapa ruled everything.He made all the laws. Everything was the
responsibility of Sapa Inca , and nothing could be done until the Sapa Inca approved it.
How did the Sapa Inca rule 12 million people all by himself?
THAT’S EASY!!!!!!HE DIDN’T. The Sapa Inca
organized his government in a pyramid.
ECONOMICS
SOCIAL STRUCTURE The society of the Inca Empire was centered in what is now Peru, from 1438 BC to 1533 AD. Over that period, the Inca used conquest and peaceful assimilation to incorporate in their empire a large portion of western South America, centered on the Andean mountain ranges. The Inca empire proved short-lived: by AD 1533, Atahualpa, the last Inca emperor, called Sapa Inca, was killed on the orders of the conquistador Francisco Pizarro, marking the beginning of Spanish rule.
The Incas loved stories. Special "wise men" created stories that were told over and over. Their battles were always bigger than life. The Incas believed in many gods. Some of their stories were about the wondrous feats of their gods. One Incan myth refers to an old man with long white hair, who was really a god. This god lived in a coal sack (the Milky Way). He created the Incan people.
Another popular myth tells a story about Manco Capac and Inti, the sun god. In that myth, the sun god created the Incan people. The story of Manco Capac is still told in Peru today.
QUICK FACTS
The common people were organized into groups. Each group was like a family unit. There were 10-20 people in each unit. Each unit was called an ayllu. Within each ayllu, each person had a specific job to do.Common people had no freedom. They could not own or run a business. They could not own luxury goods. The only items common people could have in their homes were things they needed to do their job.
SUMMARY ESSAY
What is CUZCO?Did the Sapa Inca rule everything in ancient
Inca?How many bays were in a week on the
ancient Incas calendar?Were ancient Incas polytheistic?The Incas were located on what side of south
America?
QUICK QUIZ
Google/ WikipediaGoogle/ Worldhistory.pppost.com/Incas.html
Bibliography
CUZCO was a city.Yes, the Sapa ruled everything in ancient
Inca.Each week had 10 days in it.Yes, Incas were polytheistic.Ancient Inca was located on the western side
of south America.
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