Inca

To start off with the Incans achieved many goals.They made stone blocks,and building that could withstand earthquakes.Next,the Incans built a bridge over the Apurimac River ,and planted crops up to 15,000 feet high.Also they had 40,000 kilometer of roads,and built a large city called Macu Picchu.They had 100 different ethnic groups at their prime.Finally they had a calendar for example,Ayrunua,Lnti Raymi,and Chahua-huarquiz months. The Incans had a odd history.First they flourished between…

and Inca Empires were two powerful, yet vastly different sovereigns with a myriad of similarities to early empires in Europe and Asia. The Inca Empire exerted authority over its subject through a means of public labor. This program, called mita by the Inca, was central to the building of an extensive road system which allowed them to rule so comprehensively, much like the Roman Empire had centuries prior. With over 14,000 miles of road across the 2,600 mile expanse of the empire, the Inca…

In the Inca religion they worshiped a few gods. In their religion they sacrificed animals. They sacrificed animals daily. One of the gods they worshiped was Viracocha. The Inca believed that Viracocha made the Earth. Brown llamas were sacrificed for Viracocha. Also they had a moon god they called Uma Quilla. For the Inca the main shrine was called coricancha. They called their priest Uma Uillaca. The Inca established a government. Their government was a monarchy. The monarchy was called…

Often called “The Lost city the Incas”, Machu Picchu is the most recognized remnant of Inca civilization. Built on a mountain ridge in the Cusco Region of Peru, this archaic citadel is a majestic spectacle. For centuries this city was unknown to the world. Whispered about in local Peruvian legend only, in stories told with hushed reverence and prophetic mystery. In 1911 an American historian Hiram Bingham found this ancient city and brought it under attention of international community. Now this…

how the Incas dealt with those challenges to live in the mountains. Sitting high on the rocky Andes Mountains in Peru, Machu Picchu was believed to have been a royal estate or sacred religious site for Inca leaders, whose civilization was virtually wiped out by Spanish invaders in the 16th century. For hundreds of years, until the American archaeologist Hiram Bingham stumbled upon it in 1911, the abandoned citadel’s existence was a secret known only to peasants living in the region. The Inca…

the most spectacular creations of the Inca Empire.” This shows that Machu Picchu has impeccable archaeological value as a tourist destination. Also, as stated by Duane Damon in the first source, “The following summer, Bingham returned to Machu Picchu….Careful digging around its ruins yielded scores of Inca graves, some stone dishes, and several bronze implements.” This quote shows some of the artifacts that explain how the Inca lived. The artifacts that the Inca left behind can also explain how…

Religion The Incas were a polytheistic tribe that lived in Peru around 1400 to 1533CE. They worshipped multiple gods and goddesses. They also worshipped their ancestors. And then they had all kinds of celebrations for the gods and their ancestors. First is all the gods and goddesses. Viracocha and Inti were the most important of them all. Viracocha was the creator god and over the others. Inti was the sun god. Inti was believed to be the son of Viracocha. Inti was the most worshipped by the…

objects of the Incas left behind at the site and found in the various grave sites, Bingham and his team took part in strategic “grave robbing” as they collected skeletal remains, pottery, metalwork, and other textiles (Hall 2012). Although the collection practices of Bingham and his team may seem controversial and give evidence to both the current and past debates over the morality and ethical implications of taking and using the bones of others for research, the uncovering of the Inca…

couldn’t break stone, and their structures were made of stone (limestone or/and granite). Since the stone buildings were important( Machu Picchu or the city on the Andes mountains were also important), to the Incas way of life so it would be the top left corner in the exhibit. The way the Incas built the building is important to because that is what made them stand and stay standing for so long without collapsing. The way they made it stand for so long without being annihilate, and why…

The Machu Picchu citadel was built for the Inca aristocracy. Machu means ancient and Picchu means mountain so it translates to Ancient mountain. The Inca built it 2,430 meters above sea level. It sits in the middle of a rainforest in a very beautiful area. The architecture is very impressive even after centuries. The arches where doorways where it took a lot of ingenuity to build without modern technology. Machu Picchu is right in the center of where the Peruvian andes and the Amazon Basin.…