1. Mr. Ott AP World History BETA
The Americas: The Inca
Aim: What were the contributions of the Inca?
Do Now: What kind of political structure was primarily in the Americas?
Mr. Ott
AP World History
BETA

2. The Inca

3. Rise of Inca
Founded by Quechua-speaking clans, living near Cuzco c. 1350
Inca (ruler) Pachacuti expanded the empire from
Built Machu Picchu
Expansion continued after Pachacuti’s death

4. Machu Picchu

5. Machu Picchu

6. Conquest & Religion Expansion motivated by split inheritance
Polytheistic
Sun God was the primary god
Influenced by animism
Mountains, rivers, etc. were considered holy shrines
Temple of the Sun in Machu Picchu

7. Inca Government Inca was considered almost a god
Divided empire into four provinces
Developed a bureaucracy run by nobles
Nobility drawn from the ten clans
Local rulers maintained their positions
Colonized conquered areas
Relocated some conquered peoples

8. Inca Economy Unlike Aztecs, not a lot of trade Primarily agricultural
Tried to be self-sufficient
Primarily agricultural
Terrace farming & complex irrigation
Over 200 types of potatoes
Inca Socialism
Used forced labor for massive projects
Mita

9. Terrace Farming

10. Inca Society Inca emphasis on military reinforced gender inequality
Women worked in the fields, wove cloth, and cared for the household
Women worshipped fertility deities
Recognize parallel descent
Women passed rights and property to their daughters

11. Similar to what civilization?
Inca Technology
Similar to what civilization?
Comparisons?
Differences?
Built a complex system of roads and bridges
2500 miles of roads
Used a system of runners to carry messages throughout the empire
Beautiful pottery, cloth, and metalworking
Quipu
Masonry

12. Bridges and Roads

13. Quipu

14. Inca Metalworking