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Introduction: Ancient Inca Civilization
Who were the people that ruled?
What time period did they rule? 1400 to 1533
Geography:
Where is your civilization located? Western South America - basically running from north to south in South America
How did the people adapt to their environment? They built their civilization high up in the Andes mountains, which had some pretty extreme and cold weather. They build bridges from vines to cross.. if people were trying to attack, they just burned the bridges with them on it!
List some physical features:
High and rugged mountains, lush rainforests, attached to the Pacific Ocean (so coastal)
What was the climate like?
Since it spanned such a large area, the climate and weather varied from north to south.
Government:
Who ruled? Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui -the Sapa Inca (King)
How did they come into power? There was another leader in power, but when faced with a war from neighboring civilizations, Pachacuti stuck around and asked the gods for assistance to help him, and his warrior buddies, so the gods transformed the rocks just hanging around into Inca warriors.
How long did their power last? Until 1532 and the Spanish Conquest.
ECONOMICS:
What did the people use to buy and sell goods?
Who did they trade with?
What did they trade?
How did they trade?
Sources:
https://www.ancient.eu/Inca_Civilization/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Inca
