1. Early Civilizations in South America
Ch. 11 Sec. 3

2. I. Inca
Brought to its height in 1440 they Pachacuti extended Ecuador, Central Chile, edge of the Amazon
Political Structures:
-all men serve in the army
-conquered educated in Quecha language
-nobles of high rank governed the conquered lands

3. I. Inca cont’d
-land base: 4 quarters (ruled by governors) Provinces (ruled by governor)10000 residents
Forced labor, building projects, roads (24,800 mi), rest houses, suspension bridges
Social Structure:
-marriage w/in social groups
-women: care for children, weave/priestess
-men: warriors

4. I. Inca cont’d Most lived by farming (corn, potatoes)
Building & Culture:
-architectural geniuses (machu piccha)
-no writing system, kept records using knotted strings called quipu
-court theater,poetry
Conquest:
-European Invasion
-Disease
-Civil War