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The Rise and Fall of the Inca Empire: Culture, Society, and Conquest

The Inca Empire, nestled in the Andes Mountains of Peru, thrived under a centralized theocratic government. Rulers were deemed descendants of the sun god, with Pachacuti expanding the kingdom into a vast empire. The Incas developed an extensive road system for trade, utilized quipu for record-keeping, and followed a polytheistic religion venerating nature spirits. Their economy was state-controlled, resembling early socialism. However, civil strife and the conquest by Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro in 1535 marked their dramatic downfall.

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The Rise and Fall of the Inca Empire: Culture, Society, and Conquest

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  1. Incas

  2. Location • Peru • Andes Mountains

  3. Government • Central bureaucracy • Theocracy • Ruler considered a descendent of the sun god • Chiefs led groups • Pachacuti • Expanded kingdom into an empire

  4. Society/Culture • Road system • Used for trade • Quipu- counting device used to record data • Calendar • Day and night • Provided info about the Gods

  5. Religion • Polytheistic • Nature spirits • Sun, moon, stars, thunder • Sacrificed llamas and distributed goods Machu Piccu

  6. Economy • Based on trade • Early form of socialism • Government controlled the economy

  7. Downfall • Civil war broke out • Francisco Pizarro • Spanish conquistador • Conquered the Incas in 1535

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