Essay On The Inca Empire

The Inca Empire was one of the biggest empires in pre-Columbian America and maybe one of the largest empires in the world in the early 16th century. The political and military center of the empire was located in Cusco Peru. The Inca Empire began in some of the highlands in Peru during the early 13th century. Its last strong building was conquered by the Spanish in 1572. From 1438-1533, the Incas used many methods to gain up a large portion of western South America, in the middle of the Andean mountain ranges. The empire joined Peru, large parts of modern Ecuador, western and south central Bolivia, northwest Argentina, north and central Chile and a small part of southern Colombia into a state comparable to the historical empires of Eurasia. The

Inca had skills in music, wood and stone carving, art and poetry. The Incans were also skilled in working with metals. The Inca grew corn, potatoes, and coffee, along with other things. They also created woven baskets and woodwind instruments. The Inca pyramids were built with mud bricks of clay that were mixed with dry straw from the corn plant. And when they found a pyramid that had been built by another culture, they would build their own temple on top of it. The Incas worshipped many gods and goddesses. The major Incan god was the god of nature, Viracocha, the creator. Another god was Inti, the sun god. The sun god temple is the most important structure in Cuzco. The Incas believed Inti was the father of Incan rulers. They worshipped the ruler as a living god. Major Incan goddesses included those of the earth and the sea. The Incas also worshipped many other gods and goddesses such as; the gods of the moon, thunder, rain, stars and rainbows. The Ancient Inca’s had more important medical practices. They performed surgeries on human skulls and used anesthesia during the surgery. Inca medicine included treating physical and emotional