The Incas The Incas
The Empire 2500 miles along the coast of South America by 1500 AD Capital: Cuzco, located high in the Andes Holy city (nobles-once a year) Sapa Inca-Palace of the Emperor 10 million people Had governors: delegated affairs System of roads: 10000 miles
The Quipa A cord or string with knots that stood for quantities Used to keep records Quantities might be bags of grain, numbers of soldiers
Terraces Wide steps of land out of the steep mountainside
The Empire Columbia to Chile Feed 7 million people Cooperative culture of the Andes: the myths Spanish chronicled, inventory of the empire
Machu Pichu