Incas
by Emma
Edited by......... Ty Kirk, Addison Nowhak, Kylie Russ, and Alison Brannon.
Location & history of the Inca.
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Inca's Acheviments
The Inca were miners of gold and silver and they had many fields with maize(corn)and cotton. They used the cotton to make textiles(cloth) and were great at pottery, masks and jewelry making. They also used quipus to help in collecting data and keeping records.
Pictures on the Empire
Inca Temple in the Andes
A Temple on the side of a cliff
Archaeologist that helped discover the Incas
Email: cerickso@sas.upenn.edu
Website: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~cerickso/anth254/Anth254Syllabus04.pdf
Location: Museum of Art, 435 University Avenue, Grand Forks, ND, United States
Phone: 215-898-2282
Social Scale
The Inca Empire was split into two main social classes.
Upper class
- Stone houses in Cuzco
- the best clothes
- No Mita (to pay Taxes with labor)
- Machu Pichu retreats ( Andes)
The citizens of the upper class consisted of The Emperor, Government officials and priests.
Lower class
The Inca lower class did not have the privileges of the upper class. In comparison to the upper class they had;
- plain clothes that were not as well made
- They had to follow Laws and couldn't own a surplus in food.
- they had to pay Mita, taxes with labor
The citizens of the lower class were farmers, artists, and servants.