Inca

The continent the Inca lived on

• South America

• Mexico

• North America

• Spain

The mountains the Inca lived in

• Rocky Mountains

• High Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

• Andes Mountains

The Inca capital city

• Tenochitlan

• Cuzco

• Mexico City

• Mita

The sun god

• Mita

• Sapa Inca

• Inti

• Pizarro

Sapa Inca

• creator

• sole ruler; descended from Inti

• sun god

• Spanish leader

Ridges cut into a mountain side to make leveled land for farming

• terrace farming method

• hauca farming method

• slash & burn farming method

• planting stick farming method

Tax paid to the Sapa Inca

• polytheistic

• hauca

• mita

• surplus

Inca belief in many gods

• sacrifice

• monotheistic

• hauca

• polytheistic

Inca form of government; ruled by 1 person or family

• democracy

• monarchy

• dictatorship

• viracocha

grown by Inca; grew well in cold climate

• root vegetables

• corn

• mita

• hauca