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Inca first appear in the Andes region.
The Inca religion was centered on a pantheon of different Gods.  Inti was the sun god, a creator of the Inca people was Vira Cocha and Apu Illapu was the rain God.

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Corichancha was built.  It is considered a holy site.  The temple was built as a worship to the sun God and it was located in the capital of Cusco and measured 1200 feet in circumference.  Corichancha functions as a enormous calendar by using the Andes mountains and shadows casting on stones.

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The Incas used a special method for keeping records and communicating information.  It was called Quipu.  They didn’t have an alphabetic writing system. This system is used by varying lengths of string, different colors and different knots tied to a horizontal piece of string or a piece of wood

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Pachacuti becomes emperor.  He was the first Inca ruler to conquer territories beyond Cusco.  The Inca conquered a vast territory using reciprocity and alliances.  Once the Inca arrived in a new region, they tried to peacefully establish a relationship with the head of the tribe.  They offered gifts such as gold.  When the Incas won, they would move groups of leaders to ensure loyalty.  Under Pachacuti’s reign his emperor covered over 308,882 square miles.

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The Incas started building elaborate network of roads and bridges known as Qhapap Nan.  The Incas were magnificent engineers.  The Incas built more than 18,600 miles of paved in the most rugged terrain in the world.

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Inca civil war begins.  In 1528 the Inca ruler  Huayna Capac dies and his sons Waskar and Atahuala battled for the throne for over 6 years.

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Pizarro reached the Inca town of Cajamarca in search of gold and silver.  (Lost Gold of the Incas).  When the Spanish landed in Peru they spread small pox through out the Inca Civilization.  The disease killed a majority of the Incas

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The Incas resisted the conquerors for more than 4 decades.  Tupac Amaru is the last Inca ruler was executed leaving no successor.

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