The INCA Empire

1. The INCA Empire By Grade 3

2. Education Only the wealthy people had education Children were taught stories And poems relating to history Boys were taught religion, history and language Women were taught how to weave and cook

3. Education Not all girls got the chance to go to school Girls with talent or beauty were chosen Parents taught their children about hunting, fishing, agriculture, stone works and other general necessities in life

4. Home material They used roughly shaped stones, finely shaped stones, and mud or clay to smooth the rough walls. Homes were formal but simple. Sometimes The wealthy had stones connected with other homes. Homes were usually one small room.

5. homes Small huts They use different kinds of rocks They cover them in mud or clay They also have one room in each hut Some houses had decorated walls with animals or patterns They made a lot of things with gold and silver

7. homes • Insert picture Their roofs are slanted so the rain slides off They built beautiful cities with stone block bridges to protect them They have no windows They have grass roofs

8. cities The Inca's built beautiful cities. They liked to match their buildings with the landscape. Homes were formal but simple. Incas loved things made out of silver and gold. They’re large and strong enough to protect them from earthquakes.

9. transportation They have roads that are reliable, they had horses that they rode around they also rode on llamas. They put logs on the roads for lines and the roads were rough and bumpy. If they didn’t have transportation they wouldn’t be able to trade with other countries

10. Transportation • Insert picture They had stone bridges and rafts that were used to cross big rivers. steps of stone so they could go up steep slopes and built caves to get through hills.It allowed the Inca Empire to send his troops from place to place easily.

11. transportation The Inca's did not have wheels, so they couldn’t drive. They didn’t have horses or cows. They used Llama’s for transportation.

13. llama’s for Transportation Lama’s also provided food and wool. They also used canoes to travel down rivers and across bodies of water.

14. food • Insert picture Their three main foods were corn, potatoes, quinoa They also ate lots of fruit, peanuts, coco leaves to make chocolate and freeze dried meats (which they stomped on to dry) For meat they ate fish and guinea pigs and llamas They stored food for when it was needed

15. food • Insert picture They grew enough food to feed 15 million people The Incas invented popcorn They ate at 9 in the morning and 4 in the evening They mainly ate soup and a mildly alcoholic drink called chicha they built terraces to make more land to grow food on

16. food Potatoes is one of their main food diet. Maize is also one of their main food. Another popular food that came from Inca is popcorn Quinoais an ancient grain of inca

17. Power of food The Inca worshipped the god of sun because he gave them light and heat necessary for food They would store food around the empire so when the army travel they would have food available

18. Inca meat The incans ate meats such as guinea pig, llamam, alpacas, and vicuna Sometimes if they were near the coast, they would eat seafood such as dolphin, penguin, and sea lions

19. religion The Incas worshiped the gods of nature, like the sun and rainbow gods. They also worshiped huacas, which were sacred places and things.

20. religion Every month the Incas held a big religious festival. These festivals were held outside. Games, songs, food, parades, and animal sacrifices were part of these festivals.

21. religion the incas believed in the afterlife, and would mummify the bodies. However, they treated the dead as if they were alive! The servants would bring food, and during the festivals, they would carry them through the streets.

22. Religion Viracocha was their main god The emperor also prayed to the sun god Inti Inca people never made a decision without trying to find out the will of the gods The earth goddess, Pachamama, was one of the most important female gods, and the sea and the moon were also worshiped as goddesses These gods spoke to people through oracles (prophets) When they got angry the sent natural disasters, like earthquakes and droughts, to punish those who made them mad

23. More Religion They would sacrifice children The emperor would bless them and then they would go home to be sacrificed It was considered a great honour to be sacrificed

24. ayllu Ayllu is what the family unit was called. The lived in clans. They had a leader that was called mullcu. The leader had to listen to the INCA .boys need to be married to become an adult. There were upper and lower classes.

25. children When they are born they are washed in the nearest stream, they are put in their cradle the first time after four days, they are called Wawa's for the first two years they also get their first hair cut at two. They wait to name them officially so it reflects themselves .

26. Family life i Man- supports his family and helps the government. Woman- They make clothing for the family, they make food, and they take care of the children. Children- They were not old enough to work with their parents until they were older.

27. Family Life • g When the Baby is born the mom does not hold it. The baby is safe in the house while everybody worked. If the kids were bad the parents would punish them badly. +The mom would hold their kid over burning chilli peppers.

28. Governmentpyramid • Pyramid The sapa inca had a government pyramid and he was at the top of it! The rest on the pyramid is supreme council, provincial governs, officials, tax collectors and workers. The sapa inca normally put family members and relatives in power. But you could work your way up the pyrimid. It was easy to see if someone was royal or not because when they were kids they had boards strapped to there heads, it made there heads pointy. Incas thought pointy heads were symbols of beauty.

31. Punishment • Hands If you were mean to the inca or murdered you would be thrown off a cliff! If you stole or cheated you could have your hands or feet cut off. As well you could be stoned to death and hung on a wall to freeze. If you survived yourn punishment you would be taken care of and fed and clothed by the empire. Your job was to tell people about the crime that you have done for the rest of your life.

32. Clothing Everyone dressed in the same fashion rich or poor. The quality varied. The rich wore soft and heavily embroidered clothing. The poor wore coarse wool clothes. But the style was they same.

34. Clothing Men wore sleeveless knee-length tunics, with ponchos and cloaks. Women wore long dresses and capes fastened with a pin of cheap metal or gold, depending of their status. Clothing was woven cotton or wool cloth. Both men and women wore colourful sashes

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