"The administrative, political, and military center of the empire was in the city of Cusco."
Learn about the largest empire in pre-Columbian America, its political and social organization, architecture, agriculture, and religion. Study the Inca's famous road system, their use of quipus as a form of record-keeping, and their legacy in modern-day Peru.
Geography of the Andes Mountains: The Andes Mountains played a crucial role in the development of the Inca Empire.
Early Andean Peoples: The Inca Empire was preceded by other Andean civilizations that laid the foundation for Inca culture.
Inca Society: The way the Inca society was structured, including the various social classes and their roles.
Inca Religion: The Inca religion was polytheistic and based on the worship of nature, with gods representing various elements.
Inca Government: The administration and governance of the Inca Empire, including the role of the emperor and the council of elders.
Inca Economy: How the Inca Empire managed its resources, including the agriculture, mining, and trade industries.
Inca Art and Architecture: The artistic and architectural achievements of the Inca Empire, including their impressive stonework and textiles.
Inca Warfare: The strategies and tactics used by the Inca Empire in warfare, including their use of weapons and military organization.
Inca Communication: How the Inca Empire communicated, including their use of the quipu, a system of knotted strings used for record-keeping.
Inca Expansion: The history of the Inca Empire's expansion and conquests.
Inca Decline: The eventual decline and downfall of the Inca Empire due to factors such as Spanish conquest and disease.
Inca Legacy: The lasting impact of the Inca Empire on modern-day South America, including language, culture, and architecture.
"The Inca civilization rose from the Peruvian highlands sometime in the early 13th century."
"The Spanish began the conquest of the Inca Empire in 1532."
"The Incas incorporated a large portion of western South America, centered on the Andean Mountains, using conquest and peaceful assimilation, among other methods."
"At its largest, the empire joined modern-day Peru, what are now western Ecuador, western and south central Bolivia, northwest Argentina, the southwesternmost tip of Colombia, and a large portion of modern-day Chile into a state comparable to the historical empires of Eurasia."
"Its official language was Quechua."
"Notable features of the Inca Empire included its monumental architecture, especially stonework, extensive road network, finely-woven textiles, use of knotted strings (quipu) for record keeping and communication, agricultural innovations and production, and the organization and management fostered or imposed on its people and their labor."
"Instead, exchange of goods and services was based on reciprocity between individuals and among individuals, groups, and Inca rulers."
""Taxes" consisted of a labour obligation of a person to the Empire."
"The Inca rulers reciprocated by granting access to land and goods and providing food and drink in celebratory feasts for their subjects."
"The Inca leadership encouraged the sun worship of Inti – their sun god – and imposed its sovereignty above other cults such as that of Pachamama."
"The Incas considered their king, the Sapa Inca, to be the 'son of the sun'."
"Darrell E. La Lone, in his work The Inca as a Nonmarket Economy, noted that scholars have described it as 'feudal, slave, [or] socialist,' as well as 'a system based on reciprocity and redistribution; a system with markets and commerce; or an Asiatic mode of production.'" Note: The paragraph doesn't directly answer all of the questions, but the quotes selected provide relevant information related to each question.