Inca Civilization Lecture Notes

Vocabulary flashcards covering the origins, leadership, geography, and fall of the Inca Civilization.

Manco Capoc

The leader who founded the Inca civilization around 1200 in the Cuzco Valley.

Andes Mountains

The geographic region in South America where the Inca civilization flourished.

Terrace farming

The agricultural method used by the Inca to farm in high mountain regions, accompanied by irrigation systems.

Inca

A word that means "Empire" within the context of the civilization's history.

Pachacuti

The leader who expanded the empire in 1438 and established a centralized government.

Topa Yupanqui

The leader who continued the expansion and conquered Chimor (Chimu), Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile.

Huayna Capac

The ruler who expanded the empire as far as Ecuador, making the Inca the most powerful empire in the Andes.

Inti

The sun god worshiped by the Inca as their primary deity.

Francisco Pizarro

The Spaniard who arrived in 1532 and led the conquest of the Inca Empire.

Atahualpa and Huascar

The two figures whose internal conflict and war weakened the empire before its final collapse.

Tupac Amaru

The leader whose death in 1572 marked the official end and total collapse of the Inca Empire.

Chimor (Chimu)

One of the territories conquered by Topa Yupanqui during the expansion of the empire.

1200

The year the Inca civilization began as a small community in the Cuzco Valley.

2000 BCE

The period when farming first began in the Andes and the first communities were formed.

Bulutong (Smallpox)

One of the primary factors that weakened the Inca Empire alongside internal warfare.