The Inca People!

1. The Inca People! By: Payton, Karlie, Adam, Bailey, Keaton, Luke E., Luke J., and Brayden

2. Major Crops-potatoes, corn, peppers, lima beans, sweet potatoes, cassava, grain, various tubers, peanuts, tomatoes, avocados, cotton, and tobacco. Crops, Hunting, and Food Food- Maize was ground into flour for making bread and cakes that were cooked on hot stones. Inca ate meat from animals that was dried and could then be eaten when needed. Guinea pigs and fish were also eaten. They made stew with potatoes, beans, squash, okra, and tomatoes. A Maize beer called chicha was also brewed and drunk.

3. Hunting Hunting- once they hunted in an area, they were not allowed to hunt in that spot for four years. The bola was a hunting weapon. It was made of stone balls. It was attached to leather strips or strings. It would be thrown at an animal’s leg to make it fall, so it would be easier to kill with another weapon

4. Medicine Medicine- Priests were the official people who gave people medicine for bloodletting, fasts, dieting, and bathing for a certain illness. Plants and herbs like tobacco were used for medicine.

5. How They Lived How They Lived- They lived in huts that had been built around the courtyard. They were rectangular and made of adobe, and turf sods. They didn’t have many pieces of furniture, but they would wrap themselves in blankets and sleep on the floor. Men worked in fields tending crops and hunting. Women worked in fields especially at harvest time. At home they made clothing and prepared food and made rope which was a tax payment.

6. Legends! • Gods: The Incas, said that the God Viracocha created the Earth, the Sky and people.  He did not create the Sun in the beginning, however.  But people defied Viracocha so he decided to get rid of them.  A great flood came and drowned all but two, a man and woman, who hid in a box.  The waters carried them to Tihuanaco and the waters receded when they reached that spot. After this, the God forgave the two survivors and created many different tribes of people from clay.  He gave them life, and seeds for them to plant and sow. It was still dark, however, so Viracocha created the Sun, Moon and stars which he sent into the heavens. • Illapa Description:  Storm and weather god, shown as a man with war club and sling. (Greek name: Zeus)Rules Over: Thunder and lightning. Supai Description:  God of the Underworld and death.  One-hundred children were sacrificed every year to him.  He was considered a greedy god, always wanting to increase the number of his followers. (Greek name Hades) Rules Over: Death, underworld.

7. Religion Rituals. • Their cloths were mainly warm in the highlands and it was made from llama, alpaca, cotton, and wool. Inca officials used to wear tunics to show their status. • The sacred objects and elements of nature of the Incas were called "huaca". These could be rivers, mountains or even man-made objects like temples and stones. For example, inside houses, the huacas were placed into wall niches (rectangular holes) and offerings were periodically brought to them. The Incas believed that these offerings will contribute to the balance of nature. The Incas believed that they can this way influence their well-being, happiness and even crop production. The Incas believed in afterlife. They cared deeply for their dead, whom they had embalmed before burial, mummified and had placed into tombs. Afterwards, the relatives had brought food and various other objects to their resting place. They believed that the dead could hear them and would use the multitude of objects that were brought there. It is believed that priests had the ability to communicate with the souls of the dead rulers, who were in another dimension.

8. Cloths! • Their cloths were mainly warm in the highlands and it was made from llama, alpaca, cotton, and vicuna wool. Inca officials used to wear tunics to show their status.

9. Incas Music • Guitar • Charange • Cojon • Quena • Zampna

10. Decline from Inca!!! • The Incas were a well civilized race, but they still had their downfalls.  The man who conquered this fierce tribe was Pizarro. He didn't just conquer them with pure force though.  Before Pizarro arrived a great civil war had occurred, leaving the Inca military weak, which made it easy for Pizarro to destroy them. Pizarro had taken Atahualpa, the Incan leader, captive. The Incas bribed Pizarro with a room filled with gold for Atahualpa, but once Pizarro received it he still ordered that Atahualpa to be killed.  It took Pizarro approximately 40 more years until the last Inca was killed, his name was Tupac Amaru, Pizarro ordered that his body be dismembered to stop any further Inca resistance. 

11. Incas Inventions • Terrace farming • Hanging bridges • Wonderful textiles • Panpipes • Freeze dried food

12. Special Skills in the Inca!!! • Music • Art • Pottery • Inventing • Landscaping

13. The Inca and How They Recorded Events 1200 the city of Cuzco. The first leader was Manco Capac 1525 the great Hayna Capac dies of small pox November 15 1532 Pizarro and Spanish conquistadors arrive in the Incan empire.

14. Agriculture • Inca farmers cut flat terraces into steep hillsides and planted crops on them. • The Inca used chilly mountain air to dry the potatoes. • They also raised animals like guinea pig, alpacas, llamas, dogs, and ducks.

15. Arts • The Inca built more than 25,000 miles(40,0000 kilometers) of road. • They built Sacsahuamam, a ceremonial center and fortress outside Cuzco. • Inca Artist crafted items made of silver, gold, and gemstone.

16. Exploring and Communication • The Inca had to travel through the mountains and other places. • The language of the Inca was Quechua. • It’s not a written language. • Quechua is still spoken by Inca descendents.

17. Obeying the Laws • If you committed a murder, you were thrown off a cliff. • If you stole something you either had your hands cut off or your feet. If you live you were classified as a criminal.

18. Transportation • The Incas mainly used donkeys and llamas for transportation, they had never seen horses until the Spanish conquered them. • Question- What language did the Inca speak? • What happened if you stole something?

19. Works Cited http://www.googleimage.com http://www.google.com http://www.aea.com http://www.wikipedia.com http://www.inca.inventions.com http://yahoo.com Inca Book