INCAS-PRE CONQUEST

GEOGRAPHY

• Inca land stretched 2,500 miles.
• Along andean mountions from Columbia to Chile.
• Capital was located in Peru in a city called Cuzco.

INCA SOCIETY

• Made up of Ayllus which were clans or famalies who worked and lived together.
• Each Ayllus had a Chief.

SOCIAL STRUCTURE

• Sapa Inca
• Coyas

RELIGION

• Initi- the sun god.
• Sapa Inca was the child of the sun.

CULTURAL ACHIEVEMENTS

ARTS

• Wooding carvings.
• Ceramics.
• Textiles.

ARCHITECTURE

• Inherited an Architectural legacy from Tiwanuku.
• Cuzco still contains remains.

CITIES

MACHU PIKCHU

• 7,970 feet above sea level.
• Located in Peru.

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