Collin Rice The Incas Project by Collin Rice

Map of The Incas Territory

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The Inca Empire lasted from 1438 to 1533. It was the largest empire in the Americas throughout the pre-Columbian era.

Map of Modern Day Incas Territory

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The Incas were most notable for establishing the Inca Empire which was centered in modern-day South America in Peru and Chile.

Resource - Incas Location

Artwork From The Incas

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This is a gold ornament created by the Incas over 3,000 years ago which was considered the most prestigious of art forms by the Incas themselves.

Resource - Gold Ornament

Artwork From The Incas

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This is a piece of pottery made by the Incas. Natural clay and added in materials such as sand and rock to help prevent the clay from cracking. Once the piece was created, they used a flat stone to smooth down the sides. Then, they painted the pottery and put it in a kiln or fire pit to dry it out and make it hard so it was usable.

Resource - Pottery

Artwork on the Incas

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This figure is a figure created by the Incas that shows a woman standing with arms and hands toward the chest. Her eyes are almond-shaped and her mouth is closed. As with other figurines in this body.

Resource - Female Figure

Food The Incas Ate

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The Incas ate a type of grain called quinoa frequently, the Incas also ate this food a lot because it provided them with energy and good health, and they offered it to their gods.

Resource - Quinoa

Food The Incas Ate

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The Incas also often ate potatoes a lot in their time. The reason why they ate potatoes so frequently was because they used them to treat injuries, predict the weather, and make childbirth easier.

Resource - Potatoes

The Food The Incas Ate

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The Incas also loved to eat maize(corn) because of the fact one of the Incas' most important sources of nutritional energy.

Resource - Maize

Facts About The Incas

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For entertainment, the Inca people played sports such as Tlachtli, which was a variant of the Mesoamerican ballgame. They also had dice games and other games of chance.

Resources - Incas Games

Facts About The Incas

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Inca people grew over 200 types of potatoes. They lived in the high Andes Mountains with freezing temperatures and scarcely a drop of rain all year round. Their potatoes were purple, blue, red, or yellow, small, and gnarled.

Resource - Potatoes

Facts About The Incas

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The Incas were a polytheistic religion, meaning they had multiple gods, and believed that the Sapa Inca was the heir of a god and therefore a god as well.

Resource - Religion

SPICE Chart

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Resource - World History 8 Textbook