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Chapter 7 Section 2

Chapter 7 Section 2. The Inca. When did the Incan empire begin?. AD 1438. What was the name of the Incan prince at this time? Write the pronunciation too. PACHACUTEC (pah-chah-koo-tek). Where did the Incan people live in South America?. FROM SOUTHERN COLOMBIA TO CENTRAL CHILE.

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Chapter 7 Section 2

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  1. Chapter 7 Section 2 The Inca

  2. When did the Incan empire begin? • AD 1438

  3. What was the name of the Incan prince at this time? Write the pronunciation too. • PACHACUTEC (pah-chah-koo-tek)

  4. Where did the Incan people live in South America? • FROM SOUTHERN COLOMBIA TO CENTRAL CHILE

  5. How many people were included in the Incan Empire? • 12 MILLION

  6. What language did the Incan people speak? Write the pronunciation also. • QUECHUA (ke-chuh-wuh)

  7. Who were two of the gods that the Incans worshipped? • THE EMPEROR, VIRACOCHA (THE SUN AND MOON GOD)

  8. How did the Incan people feed their families? • THEY WERE FARMERS

  9. What food was first grown by the Incan people? • POTATOES

  10. How did the Incan emperor make sure that newly conquered villages stayed loyal to him? • EACH VILLAGE HAD TO BRING A SACRED OBJECT TO THE TEMPLE IN CUZCO; THE VILLAGES WOULD STAY LOYAL BECAUSE THEY FEARED LOSING THEIR SACRED OBJECT.

  11. Describe four great Incan achievements: • BUILT IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, BUILT WITH LARGE STONE BLOCKS THAT COULD WITHSTAND EARTHQUAKES, MADE THINGS WITH PRECIOUS METALS, AND BUILT EXCELLENT ROAD SYSTEM

  12. How did Incans get messages from one village to another? • TEAMS OF RUNNERS

  13. Why couldn’t Incans write letters to one another? • QUECHUA HAD NO WRITTEN FORM

  14. Explain how the quipu (KEE-POO) worked: • THEY ARE SETS OF COLORED STRINGS. DIFFERENT COLORS REPRESENT PEOPLE OR ITEMS. THE KNOTS REPRESENT NUMBERS.

  15. Name the Incan who led a revolt against his brother and became the last emperor of the Incan empire: • ATAHUALPA

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