day 45 | the incan empire
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Day 45 | The Incan Empire. Aims Examine the Incan Empire Compare/Contrast the Incan Empire Do Now Open to page 166, look at the picture of Machu Pichu Describe what you see. What kind of people might have lived here? Agenda: 1) Do Now2) Notes3) Paragraph. The Incan Empire. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
AimsExamine the Incan EmpireCompare/Contrast the Incan Empire
Do NowOpen to page 166, look at the picture of Machu Pichu
Describe what you see.What kind of people might have lived here?
Agenda: 1) Do Now 2) Notes 3) Paragraph
DAY 45 | THE INCAN EMPIRE
THE INCAN EMPIRE
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LOCATIONS OF MAYANS, AZTECS AND INCAS
Located in modern-day Peru
The capital city was Cuzco
THE INCAN EMPIRE
The founder of the Incan empire was Pachacuti
His title was Sapa Inca, or emperor
He had absolute power over the empire. He owned EVERYTHING!
PACHACUTI, SAPA INCA
Their language was Quechua (KETCH-wa)
They had no written language
They kept records on Quipus (Key-POOs)
INCAN LIFE
They created a great road system that connected all of the cities to Cuzco
Metalworkers made Alloys or combinations of metals
Medical advances included SKULL SURGERY!
They were polytheistic
INNOVATIONS AND INVENTIONS
Write a paragraph comparing and contrasting the Incan empire to either the Mayan empire OR the Aztec empire.
This must be 5-7 sentences long.
Write this in your notebook for today. I will check this and grade it as a quiz .
WRITE A PARAGRAPH!