Inca Vocab

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Inca's location?

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South America, mainly modern Peru

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The Andes

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Mountain range of the Inca Empire.

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Quechua was the

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language spoken by the Inca

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Cutting steps into a mountain for cultivation is called

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terrace farming

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Inca Empire's absolute power holder?

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the emperor

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Capital of the Incan Empire

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Cuzco

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Why is early Inca history largely unknown?

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No writing system.

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Leader of the Spanish conquest of the Incas

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Pizarro

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What was the mita?

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labor tax

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Set of strings with knots conveying meaning to the Inca.

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Quipu