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Incas had a complex and effective economic system despite the fact that they had no currency. Lice played an interesting role.

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This segment describes how Incas developed a system to record and organize items.

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Explore this interactive Geography Case Study.

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Inca Empire Geography - The Inca Empire for Kids

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The Inca Empire developed in a long strip that reached pretty much north to south along the western side of South America, the side that faces the Pacific Ocean. The geography was rugged - Andes mountains, the coastline deserts, and the Amazon jungle.

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The Inca Indians created an empire high in the rugged Andes Mountains of South America. They built thousands of miles of roads and connected mountain peaks with bridges. Everyone in the empire was well fed and no one was homeless. Yet, the Inca Indians never invented the wheel. They never invented a system of writing. But although their empire only lasted about 100 years, the Inca Indians created a system of government, a history, trade and economy, tall tales and legends, stories about their many gods and goddesses, all kinds of very strange customs, and paved their cities with gold. Come meet the Children of the Sun. Welcome to the Inca Empire!

For Kids
Quick History Early Tribes Manco Capac Daily Life in the Inca Empire Hair Styles Kids & School The Sapa Inca Trade and Economy The Common People Religion, Dreams and Omens Myths and Legends Government The Inca Army Cuzco, Capital City Crime & Punishment Terrace Farming Domesticated Animals Llama Legends Professions Buildings and Architecture Inca Roads & Bridges Roadrunners Tall Tale Lords The Hero Pachacuti Spanish Arrival Inventions Machu Picchu Games (about the Incas) Take the Quiz, Interactive (with answers)
For Teachers
The Incas for Teachers Free Ready Made Presentations about the Inca Interactive Quiz
Free Use Inca Clipart

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The Inca Empire for Kids and Teachers - The Inca Empire for Kids

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The Inca Indians created an empire high in the rugged Andes Mountains of South America. They built thousands of miles of roads and connected mountain peaks with bridges. Everyone in the empire was well fed and no one was homeless. Yet, the Inca Indians never invented the wheel.

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Spanish Arrival, Pizarro - The Inca Empire for Kids

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Around the same time that people were settling in Colonial America, in what would someday be the United States, down in South America, high in the Andes Mountains, an Inca ruler died without first choosing a son to take his place. Two sons both wanted to be the Sapa Inca. One crowned himself. The ot…