https://padlet.com/3359923/4vzvozzk7o0ep11d The Religion of the Incan Empire en-us 2021-11-08 16:05:50 UTC 2026-01-03 15:04:34 UTC hello@padlet.com 3359923 https://padlet.com/3359923/4vzvozzk7o0ep11d/wish/1875622659 Religion by definition is the belief in and worship of a controlling power, especially a personal god or gods. An example of such a religion is Christianity where one God is praised. ]]> 2021-11-08 16:24:58 UTC https://padlet.com/3359923/4vzvozzk7o0ep11d/wish/1875622659 3359923 https://padlet.com/3359923/4vzvozzk7o0ep11d/wish/1875663255 The Incas were a polytheistic people this means that the worshiped many gods. The Incas may have had many gods but there was one who was worshiped more than any of them, the sun god also known as Inti . This god was believed to be the ancestor of the Inca, Inti's story and belief is a constant throughout the vast Inca empire https://www.britannica.com/topic/Inti-Inca-Sun-god]]> 2021-11-08 16:37:32 UTC https://padlet.com/3359923/4vzvozzk7o0ep11d/wish/1875663255 3359923 https://padlet.com/3359923/4vzvozzk7o0ep11d/wish/1878830497 The Inca were a very religious people as stated in my god section. Due to this they believed that when a natural disaster happened the gods were angry at them so they sacrificed people. When they sacrificed a child  would be chosen and their family would make a journey to sacrifice their child. When they arrived the ceremony would be elaborate  and eventually the person would be mummified and buriedhttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/peru/worlds/sacrifice1.html]]> 2021-11-09 16:32:58 UTC https://padlet.com/3359923/4vzvozzk7o0ep11d/wish/1878830497 3359923 https://padlet.com/3359923/4vzvozzk7o0ep11d/wish/1879756651 The Inca were a large empire and had a lot of gods so the needed a place that is just as big  and that's where Coricancha comes in.  This temple had 4 different chambers for each of their main gods. There were also beautiful masonry depicting their gods showing that they held them to the to the highest honor. Finally the temple was in the middle of the Inca empire so they got visitors all over the land. Corucancha.https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/mar/25/cusco-coricancha-temple-history-cities-50-buildings

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