Inca Civilization
Inca Civilization Inca Empire Located in South America and stretched along the Pacific coast. (Present Day: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina) One of America’s largest and most advanced Empires from 1438-1530’s
Inca Civilization Workings of the Empire Cuzco Population = 12 million Capital of Inca Empire Population = 12 million Societies were highly organized Sapa Inca (Emperor) Descendent (Relative) of the Sun God Families were organized into Kinship Kinship – blood relationship or common land ownership
Cuzco
Inca Civilization Achievements Terraced Fields – flat fields cut into slopes or mountainsides. Suspension Bridge – bridge made to cross canyons or water Made of vines and wood Machu Picchu Most advanced and complex city in the Inca Empire
Inca Civilization Terraced Fields
Inca Civilization Suspension Bridges
Machu Picchu