Inca Top Ten

1. Pachacuti- He helped start the period ofland conquering and raising an army around Cuzco

2. Cuzco- The city served as a stronghold of the empire as well as an important trading hub

3. Andes mountain range- this was were the empire was and it served as a obstacle for attacking tribes and trade

4. Spanish Conquistadores- These conquistadores were the cause of the downfall of the Incas in the 1500's

5. The road system- The road system was immense, it has lasted to this day and stretched across the entire South Pacific coast

6. 15 million people- The Empire ofInca consisted of over six million people who served as warriors and labor. This was a lot of people for that time and was used for their advantage.

7. Wiraqocha- this is known as the all powerful sun god and was the main god of a very powerful religion. Festivals were carried out to please this god

8. Farming- The farming was the major part of the economy and served to help keep the civilization running. Terraces had to be used because the land was steep.

9. Gold- Gold played a major part in the economy for trading and used as bribery or as something to steal.

10. Inventions- the Incans invented a clock and a calendar. These both were based off of the sun and the moon

Quotes:

"When has it ever happened, either in ancient or modern times, that such amazing exploits have been achieved? Over so many climes, across so many seas, over such distances by land, to subdue the unseen and unknown? Whose deeds can be compared with those of Spain? Not even the ancient Greeks and Romans." - Pizarro's secretary, in his "Report on the Discovery of Peru".

"When I set out to write for the people of today and of the future, about the conquest and discovery that our Spaniards made here in Peru, I could not but reflect that I was dealing with the greatest matters one could possibly write about in all of creation as far as secular history goes. Where have men ever seen the things they have seen here? And to think that God should have permitted something so great to remain hidden from the world for so long in history, unknown to men, and then let it be found, discovered and won all in our own time!" - Chronicle of Peru

Summary Paragraph

The Incans were important to the rest of civilization because they continued to establish power in the Americas. These foundations lead to a strong foundation for many other South American civilizations to come. Also the inventions of the calendar and clock helped develop later technology like advanced clocks and a math system. Lastly the building sand cities that they made served as future cites and as future building that could be based off of.

Nate Hayden, 2006