PPT-The Inca Create a Mountain Empire

164 Like the Aztecs the Inca built their empire on cultural foundations thousands of years old The Inca would create a powerful state extending their rule over the entire Andean region. By Kenny Drost. History. The Inca trace all the way back to about 1200 A.D.. The Inca lived in small societies and were late bloomers for their time period.. Eventually, they conquered their neighbors and rose to become an Empire.. Postclassical Advances. Inca – Political. The . Incas ruled as a military and administrative elite. They led armies composed mostly of conquered peoples, and they staffed the bureaucracy that managed the empire's political affairs. But the Incas were not numerous enough to overwhelm their subjects. They routinely sought to encourage obedience among subject peoples by taking hostages from their ruling classes and forcing them to live at the Inca capital. When conquered peoples became restive or uncooperative, the Incas sent loyal subjects as colonists, provided them with choice land and economic benefits, and established them in garrisons to maintain order. When conquered peoples rebelled, Inca armies forced them to leave their homes and resettle in distant parts of the . Inca Government . I. N. C. A. Pachuti. When Pachuti became an emperor he changed a lot of things. Pachuti started by reorganizing this city of Cusco and turning it into an empire. After doing that he made a new government. Daily Life. The . ayllu. was a group of families that worked a portion of land together. . Everyone in the Inca Empire was a member of an . ayllu. The daily life of a peasant in the Inca Empire was full of hard work. . 1438-1533 CE. Largest pre-Columbian empire. Stretched 5000+ . km along western coast of South . America. Andes Mountains. Modern-Day. : Peru & Chile. Cuzco- . Political and Military hub. Identified . Western coast of South America. From . present-day . Ecuador in north . to . Chile in South. Andes Mountains. Largest empire in the Americas. Capital (Cuzco) in southern Peru. Where?. Incan Beginnings. Test Review. On what continent did the Inca live? . South America. In what mountains did the Incas build their famous stone city?. Andes Mountains. What was the name of this city?. Machu Picchu. What was the capital of the Incan Empire?. Geography. Located in South America in the Andes Mountains. Capital: Cuzco in Peru. Empire spanned from . Chile. to. Ecuador. Largest empire in the Americas. Map. Building an Empire. There was already a history of culture in Peru. About the Empire. The Inca empire ranged from Colombia to Chile and reached west to east from the Atacama desert to the Amazonian rain forest.. The empire lived on top of the mountains and carved gardens into it’s sides. They had roads and bridges connecting t he empire together. This affected the empire by making it difficult for enemies to reach the cities. . Julie Robinson. 6. th. . 11/10/14. . The reason I choose to do the Incas is because they are cool people to learn about. They also make things a certain way. They never made it different like their farms its all made the same way!! I really Hope you enjoy this slide show I have made about the Incas and their Empire!!!!!!. Origin and Background . The Inca civilization flourished in between 1400 and 1533 CE, The empire extended across western South America as the largest empire ever seen in the Americas and the largest in the world at that time. . Funcasta. , and Jen Gorgas. Geography. Cuzco. used to be the capital of . Peru. .. The Incas . conquered most of western South . America. Their . region . had . a higher and colder elevation; these conditions affect the Incan . SNDRA LEE ALLEN HENSON Personal Data Date of Birth September 6 1944 Place of Birth Wilson North Carolina Marital Status Married Education 1997 Cochise College Douglas Ariz1998 University of A Focus Questions. What was Native American society like before European contact? . What factors led to Europe’s increased exploration and to the discovery of the New World?. What is the . Columbian Exchange.