Inca Terms Review

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Terrace Farming (Incas)

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Terrace farms appear as steps cut into a mountainside, enabling the Inca of Mesoamerica to grow enough food for their large populations.

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Pachacuti

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Most Famous Inca ruler (1438-1471) who began the military campaigns that marked the creation of an Inca empire.

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Strong central government

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Pachacuti established this to maintain control of his Incan empire with his strong military.

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Quinoa

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A high protein grain native to South America's Andean region.

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Macchu Picchu

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A major stone city in the Inca Empire, built around 1450 in the Andes mountains, believed to have been a major religious center.

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Francisco Pizarro

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Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire.

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Gold and precious metal working

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A skill that all Pre-Inca cultures developed and had in common.

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Cusco, Peru

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Capital of the Inca Empire.

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Alpacas and llamas

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Domesticated animals of the Andes used for transporting goods and people, and providing wool and meat.

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Horses and metal weapons

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Advanced military technology that the Spanish conquistadors had in comparison to the Inca.