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Inca Religion and Contributions to The World

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Religion The Incas practiced animism and polytheistic. The Inca worshiped their ancestors, founders of their empire and their king who was viewed as a god. nature and its cycles. Their worship of natural cycles made them live life to the fullest because you only live once. Therefore they had festivals monthly to celebrate life. Their most important god was Inti the sun god. He nourished them and the earth with his sun beams. 1 The Most Important gods Inti Inti was the sun god. He was the most important god because he nourished the empire and the people with his sum beam. Pachamama Pachama is an important god to the Incas because she is the mother of the earth. Christian Influence On The Incas

AP World History Chapter 11 Guided Reading Maya Aztec and Inca

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AMERICA INCA HISTORY

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Inca c. 1350 ? 1550 Geography Western coast of S. America Total Pop: 10 million Capital at Cuzco, religious center Machu Pichu 4000 miles in length Made up of hundreds of tribes loosely ruled by the Inca Empire included deserts along the coast, jungle and high mountain villages Politics Loose confederation of tribes Smart captives were trained/brainwashed in Cuzco to rule for Inca and then sent back home to be Incan governors Maintain authority by trading supplies to ?good? regions and not to ?bad? regions Constant need to expand in order to support the trade/bribery with other regions Divine Kings Emperor and principle wife seen as gods Inca nobility dominate the bureaucracy Macchu Picchu Economy Agriculturally based ? terraced farming,

The Earth and Its Peoples - Chapter 12

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CHAPTER 12 Peoples and Civilizations of the Americas, 200?1500 I?? seq NLA \r 0 \h . Classic-Era Culture and Society in Mesoamerica, 200?900 A?? seq NL1 \r 0 \h . Teotihuacan 1?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . Teotihuacan was a large Mesoamerican city at the height of its power in 450?600 c.e. The city had a population of 125,000 to 200,000 inhabitants and was dominated by religious structures, including pyramids and temples where human sacrifice was carried out. 2?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . The growth of Teotihuacan was made possible by forced relocation of farm families to the city and by agricultural innovations including irrigation works and chinampas (?floating gardens?) that increased production and thus supported a larger population.
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