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Directions: Watch an excerpt (starting at 2:20) of the TED-Ed video, “The Rise and Fall of the Inca Empire” until 5:25, read the text below, and then answer the questions that follow.

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TED-ed "The Rise and Fall of the Inca Empire"

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TED-ed "The Rise and Fall of the Inca Empire"

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Directions: Watch an excerpt (starting at 2:20) of the TED-Ed video, “The Rise and Fall of the Inca Empire” until 5:25

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The Inca civilization lasted from around 1400 to 1533 CE. It was located in western South America in modern-day Peru, and parts of modern-day Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, and Colombia. The Inca built the largest empire ever in the Americas and it was the largest empire in the world at its height.

As is true with the Aztecs, the historical and mythical beginnings of the Inca Empire can be difficult for historians to separate. Archaeological evidence suggests that the Cuzco Valley, where the Inca civilization started, was first visited by hunters and gatherers around 4500 BCE, but the area did not become an important center of power until between 1000-1400 CE. The Inca became the dominant group in the region when the empire’s first powerful leader, Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui, led the Inca to defeat their rivals, the Chanca in 1438.

Led by Pachacuti and his descendants, the empire expanded quickly. The Inca used their military to gain control of new territories, and consolidated and maintained their power with the use of large building projects to construct bridges and roads, create a tax system that fueled the government, and establish a system of administration that kept the empire running despite its large size.

At its height, the Inca Empire stretched 3,400 miles from north to south and included 10 million subjects who spoke 30 different languages and were ruled by a relatively small 40,000 Inca.

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Objective: I can describe the location of the Inca Empire.  I can describe the historical circumstances for the rise of the Inca Empire.

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Directions: Examine “Political Map of the World in 1453 CE” in the Padlet, then answer the question that follow.

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Directions: Examine the “Physical Map”  in the Padlet and answer the questions that follow.

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A statue of Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui in Aguas Calientes, Peru. 

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A statue of Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui in Aguas Calientes, Peru. 

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Directions: Contextualize the Rise of the Inca Empire using the information you learned in this lesson, the question words below and the example provided.