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Inca Food

Root vegetables were the most important staple foods consumed by the Incas and all of them are native to the Andes.

Grains were an essential source of protein and nutrients in the Inca civilization.

Fresh fruits and vegetables were traded with other regions and were seasonal.

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The Inca played
1)  Aztecs
2) Tlachtli
3) A sport that is combined with football and basketball

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Inti Raymi ( Sat, June 24 2023 ) is an ancient Inca festival filled with rituals and traditions to thank the sun and the life it provides. The ceremony took place each year at a time when the sun was furthest from the earth- the winter solstice. Thousands of people gathered to plead with the sun god to return and give life to their crops.

According to Inca tradition, the Inti Raymi was created by the Inca Pachacútec in 1430 AC to celebrate the first day of the New Year in the particular Inca calendar. It is a religious celebration of the Incan Sun King (the most revered god in the Inca religion), Inti, and Pachamama, Mother Earth.

The Incas worshipped their God: "El Inti or Sun". In ancient times the Inti Raymi lasted about 15 days, sacrifices were made and dances were performed to worship the "Sun God".

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Inca Food
The Inca diet, for ordinary people, was largely vegetarian as meat - camelid, duck, guinea-pig, and wild game such as deer and the vizcacha rodent - was so valuable as to be reserved only for special occasions. More common was freeze-dried meat (ch'arki), which was a popular food when travelling.

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1 The on a played the same spot as the aztecs

2 The ball was 6inches in diameter and somewhat hard

3 the aztecs ,lncars and mayans all played tlechi .

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The Inca had two main uses of transportation on the roads: the chasqui (runners) for relaying information (through the quipus) and lightweight valuables throughout the empire and llamas caravans for transporting goods. Llamas were used as pack animals in large flocks.

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The Inca had two main uses of transportation on the roads: the chasqui (runners) for relaying information (through the quipus) and lightweight valuables throughout the empire and llamas caravans for transporting goods. Llamas were used as pack animals in large flocks.

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Fact  1.Incas mostly are a vegetarian,meals would be be full of potatoes mostly
Fact 2.the meat they eat is a special occasion was Guinea pigs,llama,duck,deer and many
Fact 3.they eat two meals a day

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Facts about Inca transportations

1. The Inca Road system was the most extensive and advanced transportation system in pre-Columbian South America. It was about 40,000 kilometres.

2. The Inca had two main uses of transportation on the roads: the chasqui (runners) for relaying information (through the quipus) and lightweight valuables throughout the empire and llamas caravans for transporting goods.

3. The impressive aqueduct systemof the Incan empire functioned to irrigate agricultural terraces and bring fresh drinking water into the cities. The aqueducts, often build on the sides of mountains, collected water from the mountains for distribution elsewhere. The same aqueducts are still used extensively today.

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The education in the incanato lasted 4 years and began at approximately 12 years. As there was no written system, education was based on hearing and memorizing. The teachers who taught were called 'Amautas'. They taught with practice, repetition and experience.

The general population did have access to the noble education of the elite people due to the rights given to them, but many did not go to formal schooling. These children got their education from the elder people in their families. The education was primarily on the culture and the artistic aspects of Inca life

There were three broad classes: The Emperor and his immediate family, nobles, and commoners. Throughout Inca society, people who were “Inca by blood” – those whose families were originally from Cuzco – held higher status than non-Incas

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The Inca had two main uses of transportation on the roads: the chasqui (runners) for relaying information (through the quipus) and lightweight valuables throughout the empire and llamas caravans for transporting goods. Llamas were used as pack animals in large flocks.

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The Inti Raymi (Quechua for "Inti festival")[1] is a traditional religious ceremony of the Inca Empire in honor of the god Inti (Quechua for "sun"), the most venerated deity in Inca religion. It was the celebration of the winter solstice – the shortest day of the year in terms of the time between sunrise and sunset – and the Inca New Year, when the hours of light would begin to lengthen again. In territories south of the equator, the Gregorian months of June and July are winter months. It is held on June 24.[2]

Inti Raymi at Saksaywaman, Cusco

Inti Raymi, Cusco, Huacaypata, 2005

Celebration of Inti Raymi by the Salasaca, in the background the Chimborazo can be seen

During the Inca Empire, the Inti Raymi was the most important of four ceremonies celebrated in Cusco, as related by Inca Garcilaso de la Vega. The celebration took place in the Haukaypata or the main plaza in the city.

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According to chronicler Garcilaso de la Vega, Sapa Inca Pachacuti created the Inti Raymi to celebrate the new year in the Andes of the Southern Hemisphere. The ceremony was also said to symbolize the mythical origin of the Inca people. It lasted for nine days and was filled with colorful dances and processions, as well as animal sacrifices to thank Pachamama and to ensure a good harvest season. The first Inti Raymi was in 1412. The last Inti Raymi with the Inca Emperor's presence was carried out in 1535. After this, the Spanish colonists and their Catholic priests banned the ceremony and other Inca religious practices.[3]

In 1944, a historical reconstruction of the Inti Raymi was directed by Faustino Espinoza Navarro and indigenous actors. The first reconstruction was based largely on the chronicles of Garcilaso de la Vega and referred only to the religious ceremony. Since 1944, an annual theatrical representation of the Inti Raymi has been taking place at Saksaywaman on June 24, two kilometers (1.24 miles) from the original site of celebration in central Cusco. It attracts thousands of tourists and local visitors.

Inti Raymi is still celebrated in indigenous cultures throughout the Andes. Celebrations involve music, wearing of colorful costumes (most notable the woven aya huma mask), and the sharing of food. In many parts of the Andes though, this celebration has also been connected to the western Catholic festivals of Saint John the Baptist (June 24), which falls a few days after the southern winter solstice (June 21). The celebration today begins at Qorikancha, followed by the Plaza de Armas, and other important sites of the Incan times.

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1. Only the wealthy Inca children went to school.

2. As there was no writing system, education was based on hearing and memorizing.
3. Inca society was based on a strictly organized class structure.

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In Quechua (the official language of the Incas) Inka meant ‘ruler’ or ‘lord’ and was used to refer to the ruling class. Contrary to popular belief the Inkas were only a small percentage of the total population. They were only numbering 15,000-40,000 but were ruling a population of around 10 million people. It was the Spanish who adopted the term ‘Inca’, for them it was an ethnic term to refer to the entire population of the Inca Empire rather than just the ruling class.

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The Inca played Aztecs, aka tlachtli. It was a combination of
soccer and basketball. They also wrestled and played games with seeds, rocks, pottery and ball games.

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On their feet they would wear grass shoes or leather sandals. The women dressed in ankle-length skirts and usually with a braided waistband. They wore a cap on their head and on their hair they pinned a folded piece of cloth. In the highlands clothes were made of wool.

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1.The Incas played a sport known as Tlachtli
2.the players could not use their hands

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The celebration was established sometime during the 1430s CE by the Inca Pachacutec

In 1572 the festival was prohibited by Viceroy Francisco de Toledo

In 1944 Faustino Espinoza Navarro carried out the first historical reconstruction of the event

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The Incas had no written alphabet,instead they used ropes and strings to make different knots which means different words,but they did have their own language called “Quechua”.

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The Inca road system was the most extensive and advanced transportation system in pre-Columbian South America. It was about 40,000 kilometres (25,000 mi)

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The men wore simple tunics reaching to just above the knees. On their feet they would wear grass shoes or leather sandals. The women dressed in ankle-length skirts and usually with a braided waistband. They wore a cap on their head and on their hair they pinned a folded piece of cloth.

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The Inca played
1. A sport call Tlachtli
2.A combine of kickball basketball and soccer
3.People can’t use foot to play Tlachtli

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Some people had to ride llama’s and camels to travel, or they just walk by foot.the chasqui (runners) for relaying information (through the quipus) and lightweight valuables throughout the empire and llamas caravans for transporting goods!

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Festival | Summary
Inti Raymi | Festival of the Sun
Qoyllur Riti | Pilgrimage of the Bright White Snow
Sondor Raymi | Religious and Cosmo festival
Paucartambo | Patrimonial Festival

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1. The Incas ate many different foods like peppers
2. The Incas ate many different foods like squash
3. The Incas ate many different foods like quinoa

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They wore long,colored clothing with grass shoes or sandals.For head accessories,they have to wear hats with feathers or pin some cloth in to their hair.

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Inti Raymi (Quechua for "Sun Festival") is a religious ceremony of the Incan Empire that honors the dios Inti, one of the most esteemed and revered deities in the Incan religion. It is the commemoration and festival of the winter solstice — the shortest day of the year between sunrise and sunset and the Inca New Year, which is held on June 24. This was the most important of the four Inca festivals held in Cusco, according to the famous chronicler Inca Garcilaso de la Vega. The celebration takes place in the Haukaypata or the main plaza in the city.

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The royal class and noble would wear the finest woolen and brightly colored clothes with dye made from plants. Commonness’s clothes were simple. The male wore a band of cloth around their waist and his and the women wore long cotton dresses. Grave finds and paints especially on pottery vessels provide enormous information on Inca costumes.

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1.Incas would eat two meals a day.
2.Mostly vegetarian diet would be full of potatoes,quinoa,as well as maize.
3.The meat they did eat on a special occasion was Guinea pig,llama,deer,duck,and fish

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Edited version
(1) The Incas played Aztecs, aka Tlachtli. It was a combination of soccer and basketball.
(2) They also wrestled and played games with seeds, rocks, pottery and ball games.
(3) The losers were sacrificed by decapitation or removal of the heart.