PPT-Inca Civilization Sam Taggart and Rachel Larson

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 . SSWH8. . Engineering an Empire: Aztec 1. Standard. SSWH8 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the development of societies in Central and South America. . a. Explain the rise and fall of the . 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.. and the Toy Car. Once upon a time, there was a girl called Sam.. . Just like her friends, Sam loved . playing with toys. . One day, Sam’s . Grandparents bought her a . present.. . 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 . “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort…with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.”. Mayans. Incas. Aztecs. Location and Land. The Maya, Inca, and Aztecs built great civilizations in Mexico and in Central and South America between 1,800 and 500 years ago. The first of these was the Maya civilization. . 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. . Meso = means middle. Refers to any cultures that lived in present-day Mexico & Central America. Olmec Civilization. One of the earliest Mesoamerican civilizations. Located near Gulf of Mexico. Knowledge of them comes from excavations of 2 main sites = San Lorenzo and La Venta . Mr. Hardy. RMS IB Middle School. 2012-2013. The Aztec. By 1500, . the Aztec . controlled a . kingdom. that . covered almost all of Mexico. The Aztec were a . fierce, warlike people. , who conquered their neighbors and . Continue. A small grocery store in your neighborhood was burglarized between 10 pm and 10:15 pm on Friday night. The store closes at 9 pm, and the last person working at the store had left by 10 pm. The burglar stole $500 from a locked cash register, which had been broken open with an axe. A large glass window was broken, and the police believe the burglar entered and left the store through the window. A policeman driving by the store noticed the broken window at 10:15 pm.. Mr. Hardy. RMS IB Middle School. 2012-2013. The Aztec. By 1500, . the Aztec . controlled a . kingdom. that . covered almost all of Mexico. The Aztec were a . fierce, warlike people. , who conquered their neighbors and . Preview:. . What does this image show?. Native American Civilizations. Mayan, Incan, & Aztec Civilizations. The Civilizations of America. While classical civilizations were developing in the Mediterranean & Asia… . Mesoamerica. Mesoamerica = Mexico & Central America. Mesoamerica. Some of the earliest civilizations in the Americas developed in . Mesoamerica. The . Maya . and . Aztec . lived in the Mesoamerican region. Inca society was based on a strictly organized class structure There were three broad classes The Emperor and his immediate family nobles and commoners Throughout Inca society people who were Incaby