The Inca

Mit’a

The inca term for the labor required of its citizens devoted to state projects

Mitmaqkuna

inca term for the people of conquered lands who the inca then separated and dispersed by resettling them in an effort to prevent their rebelling against the inca state

What was the capital city

Cuzco it had an estimated population of 100 000

Inca record keeping

a system of knotted strings used to record information Khipu

Inca textiles

inca were skilled weavers, and textiles were highly valued

Inca terraces

crops were grown on agricultural terraces

Machu Picchu

• Built between 1450 and 1470 fo rthe inca ruler Pachacuti inca yupanqui

• suggest it served as a royal retreat for the inca leader

The inca empire

• Dominated Andes region from early 1400 to 1532

• called their nation tawantinsuyu