The Inca governed an empire with subjects who spoke over 20 different languages. Below the Sapa Inca was the viceroy. He was a close relative of the Sapa Inca and worked as his closest advisor. The high priest was also a very powerful man. He was probably second in power to the Sapa Inca due to the sacredness of religion in the Inca Empire. The Inca Empire was divided up into four quarters. Every quarter was ruled by a governor called an Apu. The Sapa Inca had a council of men who advised him
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Hi‚ my name is Cava‚ and I am one of the Incas who survived the Spanish conquest. And this is my story… Life before the arrival of the Spanish was very pleasant. My husband Maita and I‚ plus our two children‚ Tupac (our six year old son) and Urpi (our four year old daughter) all lived happily together in the city of Nazca. Maita was a high priest and I was an Acllyacona otherwise called a chosen woman. Together this made us very high in society. Being an acllyancona I served as a weaver. I
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amazing Inca architecture to go along with other significant sites that include Sacsayhuaman and Ollantaytambo. The Incas also are known for developing an extensive road system that spanned most of the western length of the entire South American continent. Inca Architecture is a common topic amongst historians over the years and there have been many interpretations of how and why the Incas went about building these magnificent temples and architecture. In Jean-Pierre Protzen’s‚ Inca Architecture
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were beautiful‚ and rulers only wore their clothes once before burning them. The Inca Empire‚ where knots on strings were writing‚ buildings nearly 8‚000 feet above sea level were constructed only with stones‚ and their government was based on “compartmentalized and interlocking units.” The Inca culture was alive and vibrant‚ with religion playing a major role. Their economy was unique but worked. Some consider the Inca Empire a Utopia because of its carefully planned government and streets‚ vivid
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Aztec & Inca DBQ The Aztec and Inca were two very advanced cultural societies for being on of the early civilizations of Central America. These Empires maintained a high level of cultural development due to their social‚ architectural‚ and religious aspects. Additional documents that would have aided the explanation of these cultures would be from a priest and his role was a significant part in the community as well as from an architect or constructor‚ to describe some of the obstacles they needed
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Chapter 11 The Americas on the Eve of Invasion I. Introduction A. By 1500‚ Americas densely populated by Indians – misnomer – Columbus/Indies 1. Term has meaning only when used to apply to non-Indians B. Mesoamerica and Andean heartland 1. Imperial states in place when Europe arrives 2. Few areas influenced by two main centers 3. Areas that developed independently II. Postclassic Mesoamerica A. Introduction 1. Toltecs/Aztecs replace Mayas of 8th century CE a. By 15th
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The Aztec and the Inca Empires were both extremely powerful civilizations. At the height of the Aztec Empire it reached from the Pacific to the Gulf of Mexico‚ from Central Mexico all the way to Guatemala‚ El Salvador and Honduras. The Inca Empire spread along South America’s western coast and throughout the Andes Mountains. There were many similarities and some differences in aspects such as government‚ economics‚ society‚ and religion. In the late 1300s‚ the Inca would attack neighboring villages
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Inca and Aztecs Two of the most influential and powerful postclassical Mesoamerican empires belonged to the Inca and Aztec people. While both civilizations had different geographic locations and government structures‚ these two civilizations have similar methods of living standards and belief systems. The Incan and Aztec empires existed at approximately the same time period in history. The first emperor of the Incan empire‚ Manco Capac‚ founded the Incan civilization in the early 13th
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The Inca believed in very many gods .one of these many gods was the god of weather his name was llapa also the god of fire manco capa. Once again another god supay leader of the underworld however there are a ton more gods like imanmana the winter god apu the mountain god the lightning god apocatequil zaramama the god of corn and grains capacati the god the lakes also there is quilla the moon god and the god of flowers lofua the god of rain pariacaca the god of wealth is ekkeko the god of happiness
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Mitchell Ms.Kim AP World History 17 October 2013 Maya/Aztec/Inca As history progressed‚ The Mayan‚ Aztecs and Incas based new civilizations off of one another. Art‚ Religion‚ and innovations help to advance and create the world we live today. Before the discovery of scientific logic everything was based off of religion. Past innovations and art influenced what is seen in modern artists and architects. The Mayan‚ Aztec‚ and Incas have many similarities and differences based off of innovations
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