The Inca

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The Inca
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Geography
The Inca people lived in the Andes Mountains in
present-day Peru. Their empire, centered around
the capital of Cuzco, became the largest in the
ancient Americas.
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• Pachacuti was the greatest Incan leader. He and
  his son, Topa, built the largest empire in the
  Americas.
• Pachacuti united his empire by
• creating a strong central government.
• requiring all people to learn the Quechua
  language.
• building a system of roads.

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Farming Practices

• The Inca developed agricultural techniques such
  as terraced farming.

Vertical economy refers to the growing of crops
according to altitude, particularly in South
America.
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• The Incan ruins at Machu Picchu are some of the
  best preserved examples of Incan Architecture.

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• Stones cut by masons were very precise and
  stacked together with no mortar.

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• A quipu is a rope with knotted cords used to
  keep records.