wednesday January 23, 2013

Incas

trade

  • main trade item was cloth
  • silver, pottery, rope, gold, animals (llamas)

Religion

  • believed that life is in three realms-one god made the  crust and inner earth. another one made the outer world like sky
  • had a sun god- was also the main and most powerful god
  • have places that are like shrines where they worship and praise the gods
  • once a month they have a celebration to celebrate the gods

Writing and language

  • used rope to make letters and communicate

Achievements

  • made bridges out of rope
  • made stone roads

Math- used ropes

Ag- made terraces - used a plow, a ho and a thing that would bust up clumps of dirt - grew corn and potatoes- came up with the cure for malaria- found out how to make cocaine

Lost power-were taken over by a larger place- lost a war. a  disease spread and killed many people

Interesting facts- performed surgeries- made a 18000 mile road in peru-

Dynasties

Ayllu- the way the government works -

Quipo- form of communication

Mita- tribute to the gov. in the form of labor

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