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How Did The Inca Build The Inca Empire
Inca empire also known as the Tawantinsuyu to the Incas was founded in 15th century A.D by a

small city name Cuzco or modern day Peru which rapidly expanded. This was all due to the first

emperor/Carpa Pachacuti who came into power after stopping the invasion of one of their rival

groups the Cuzco was named the Chancas and ruled from 1438-1471. The rapid expansion

was due to the key factors that it was located between two other empires, the Wari and the

Tiwanaku which allowed them to use the leftover infrastructures of past empires such as roads

and pathways. This allowed early expansion of the Incas also allowing them to grow as a

empire. The empire flourished in the Andeas Mountain area, which at max after the death and

conquest
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To help support this empire 25,000 miles f road was needed. The

Tawantinsuyu empire means "The Four Corners," was called this because the empire was split

into four "suyu" which intersected the Capitol. The suyu's were then divided into provinces

making the Inca empire made up of a numerous amount of non-inca people.Economically wise

they were equal in all ways. Besides the Carpa of the incas all materials,food, supplies, and etc.

where shared among everyone equally to push aside all differences which produced a peaceful

empire. This peaceful resolve was also shown toward their enemies, which they always went for

a peaceful resolve leaving fighting as their final option. By using numbers as their advantage

they were able to keep this option open allowing them to keep peace with them self and others

until the Spaniards came. To the world the Incan Empire is sort of a mystery to the world except

for when the Spaniards invaded. The Spanish invaded the Incas because of their belief that they

were carnivals due to the sacrificial sacrifices they make, which was both animals and humans

being the main sacrificial item, but another reason they might of attacked was because

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