The Incas were a great empire that existed in the Andean mountains from 1400-1533. They had a great capital city of Cuzco, and their extensive empire was eventually brought to an end by Spanish invasion. Though their empire was spread out across many miles, they were connected through their religion. This paper will cover many aspects of Inca religion. The Incas were a polytheistic culture that brought together the religions of conquered people into one unified practice. They worshipped gods that were personifications of important aspects of their daily lives, and worshipped them in temples and holy sites. They believed in the existence of an eternal soul, and good and bad afterlifes depending on your moral practices on earth. The Incas worshipped their gods through various methods of sacrifice, and were very devoted to their religion.
The Incas were a tribe of hunter gatherers that settled down and created an empire before they were conquered by Spain. The Incas were an ancient civilization that lived in Peru from 1400-1533. They once had the largest empire in the world. The Incas began as a tribe of hunter gatherers, but they eventually settled down. They started the city of Cuzco, which would eventually become the capital of the Incas. They conquered surrounding lands and created an
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They believed in many gods that were each responsible for an aspect of daily life. Before all of the surrounding regions were unified by the Incas, each area had a slightly different religion. Each region had different gods that they believed was important, but once the Incas created their empire all of the gods of these regions were combined into one unified religion. There is not written history of the Inca religion. The religious officials had to memorize all religious rites and myths. Young men were trained from an early age to memorize the religious practices of the