Inca+Outline

About 500 years ago Manco Capac united tribes on the Andes Mountains to create a new civilization, “The Inca”. It started with a golden rod right on the capital of Cuzco and soon it would be the first sign of one of the greatest South American civilizations. The Incans used their geography, brutal military, diverse culture, complex political systems, and economics to succeed.

A. The Incan Empire covered present day countries such as Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, and the tip of Columbia. B. There were many human and physical systems that make up the place of the Inca Empire. C. Movement of people and goods was common along the thousands of miles of roads that connected the many Incan cities; making travelling fairly easy. D. The Incan Empire was made up of many different regions. E. Geography of the Inca Empire affected their culture and way of life in many ways.
 * //__ I Geography __//**-The Incan empire covered a large amount of land giving them very distinct geography.

A. The Inca armies were always led by a Sapa-Inca (child of the sun) then broken up and led by a general, a noble, and community leaders into battle. B. The Incas used different weapons for different areas of the enemy position. C. The Incas armor was simple but helpful against weapons of other civilizations in South America. D. The Incas declined when the Spaniards attacked the Inca and won.
 * //__ II. Military __//**- The military of the Incas was mostly revolved around the Armies, Weapons, and Armor.

A. The Inca’s religion involved worshipping gods and making sacrifices to them. B. The Inca women were not educated from school, they learned how to weave and cook, and Inca men would either farm or go to school in hopes of becoming a noble. C. The Incan Empire was full of very advanced and accurate architecture. D. The Incas science helped them learn about mathematics and astrology. E. The Incas’ arts were weaving, crafting, farming, healing, dancing, and making music.
 * //__ III. Culture __//**-The Incas culture was mainly based on, religion, education, architecture, science, and arts.

A. The Inca rulers were mostly Sapa-Incas (children of the sun) and then nobles followed by community leaders. B. The government of the Inca consisted of a Sapa-Inca and then four quarters each led by an apu. C. The social classes of the Incas consisted of the king, nobles, and then peasants. D. Taxes weren’t really used in the Inca homeland because the Inca peasants worked to get food, shelter, clothing, and land.
 * //__ IV. Political Systems __//**- The political systems of the Inca are very similar to the ones in present day, rulers, a fixed government, social classes, and even taxes.

A. The Incas had many different occupations depending on their skills and social status. B. Many resources could be found and used in the Incan empire. C. Because there was no currency in the Inca civilization, everything was traded. D. Transportation was easy through the Inca Empire because of their well maintained system of roads and other sources of transportation. E. Because of the uniqueness in the economics, the culture of the Incan people was greatly impacted.
 * //__ V. Economics __//**-The Incas had a very structured economic system.