AP World History: Inca Flashcards
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5265008190 | How long did the empire last? | less than 100 years | 0 | |
5265008191 | Who started the empire? | Pachukuti, later on Topa Inca Yupanqui | 1 | |
5265008192 | How did the empire grow? | Through war and diplomacy | 2 | |
5265008193 | Politically? | 1. Highly centralized 2. Early socialist state 3. Split inheritance, custom of worshipping mummified dead rulers - Orejones ("Big Ears") - only one of these 11 noble lineages could inherit the throne | 3 | |
5265008194 | Other things about the Inca | 1. No wheeled vehicles 2. Great road builders 3. Private commerce & trade 4. No written records, used quipu 5. Strict marriage 6. Quechua: their language | 4 |