The Incredible Incas: Children of the Sun

Inca Contributions CULTURALSCIENTIFIC Government Control- Two main groups: nobles and commoners. People were told who could farm, trade, be soldiers and be married. ISN page 40: T-Chart Note-Taking

Inca Contributions CULTURALSCIENTIFIC Government Control- Two main groups: nobles and commoners. People were told who could farm, trade, be soldiers and be married. Farming Terraces- Large, flat stairs cut into the mountain for farming. ISN page 40: T-Chart Note-Taking

Inca Contributions CULTURALSCIENTIFIC Government Control- Two main groups: nobles and commoners. People were told who could farm, trade, be soldiers and be married. Farming Terraces- Large, flat stairs cut into the mountain for farming. Chasquis - They were trained runners who carried messages up and down the empire. ISN page 40: T-Chart Note-Taking

 What are three cultural contributions from the Incas?  How would you feel if our government had total control of your life?  Why did the Incas have to create farming terraces?  How did the Incas use runners in the empire? Think-Pair-Share

Inca Contributions CULTURALSCIENTIFIC Government Control- Two main groups: nobles and commoners. People were told who could farm, trade, be soldiers and be married. Medical- Used plants to cure illness, performed blood transfusions and brain surgery, created quinine used to cure fevers Farming Terraces- Large, flat stairs cut into the mountain for farming. Chasquis - They were trained runners who carried messages up and down the empire. ISN page 40: T-Chart Note-Taking

Inca Contributions CULTURALSCIENTIFIC Government Control- Two main groups: nobles and commoners. People were told who could farm, trade, be soldiers and be married. Medical- Used plants to cure illness, performed blood transfusions and brain surgery, created quinine used to cure fevers Farming Terraces- Large, flat stairs cut into the mountain for farming. Quipu - a cord with knotted strings of various lengths tied to it. The knots represented a number of items Chasquis - They were trained runners who carried messages up and down the empire. ISN page 40: T-Chart Note-Taking

Inca Contributions CULTURALSCIENTIFIC Government Control- Two main groups: nobles and commoners. People were told who could farm, trade, be soldiers and be married. Medical- Used plants to cure illness, performed blood transfusions and brain surgery, created quinine used to cure fevers Farming Terraces- Large, flat stairs cut into the mountain for farming. Quipu - a cord with knotted strings of various lengths tied to it. The knots represented a number of items Chasquis - They were trained runners who carried messages up and down the empire. Roads and Waterways (Canals)- They were gifted engineers who built a huge network of roads/canals expanding 14,000 miles crisscrossing the empire ISN page 40: T-Chart Note-Taking

 What are three scientific contributions from the Incas?  How were they medically advanced?  Compare the math systems between the Mayan and the Incas.  What made them great engineers? Think-Pair-Share

Reflect on your understanding of their scientific contributions, how would you rate yourself?

Mayas: How would you rate your understanding of Mayan cultural and scientific contributions? _________ Incas: How would you rate your understanding of Mayan cultural and scientific contributions? _________ Aztecs: How would you rate your understanding of Mayan cultural and scientific contributions? _________ Turn to page 34 in your ISN