Inca Empire 1438-1527

Inca Empire: Location Incan Empire (1438-1535) Aztec Empire (1428-1521) Source: Adapted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Inca_Empire.svg and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztec_Empire#/media/File:Aztec_Empire_(orthographic_projection).svg

Statistics for Inca Empire at its Height Population: 10 to 12 million people Area Covered: Stretched 3,400 miles from modern day Colombia and Ecuador to central Chile Diversity: Ruled people from at least 86 ethnic groups with their own languages, traditions and religious beliefs

Inca Geography Pacific Ocean coast dry, desert conditions good for fish, birds, sea mammals Andes Mountains rugged terrain low temperatures prone to earthquakes that cause mudslides, landslides, and avalanches used for most of the cultivation (growing crops) and raising livestock Rainforest humid climate, thick vegetation good for cultivating tropical crops eastern side of Andes in the Amazon River basin Vegetation in Peru Source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peru_veg_1970.jpg