The Inca

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Cuzco

Inca capital in what is now Peru

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Pachacuti

ruler who began to expand Inca Territory

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Quechua

the official language of the Inca

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farmers

tended government land in addition to their own

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mita

the labor tax system

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Machu Picchu

a royal retreat nestled high in the Andes, where Inca rulers went to relax in luxury

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Atahualpa

fought his brother to claim the throne in 1520

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Francisco Pizarro

led the conquistadors in conquering the Inca

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gained control of entire Inca Empire in 1537, ruled for the next 300 years

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masonry

The Inca's were known for their expert work in ___________________________ or stonework

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South America

The continent where the Inca built their empire.

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The Inca had ________ social classes.