• 1. Introduction to the Inka (article) | Inka | Khan Academy

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  Link: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-americas/south-america-early/inca-art/a/introduction-to-the-inka

  Description: WebThe Inka empire at its greatest extent sprawled from the modern-day city of Quito in Ecuador to Santiago in Chile. The Inka called their empire Tawantinsuyu, usually translated as “Land of the Four Quarters” in their language, Quechua. At the center of the empire was the capital city of Cusco.

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• 2. Smarthistory – Introduction to the Inka

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  Link: https://smarthistory.org/inka-intro2/

  Description: WebDec 6, 2023 · Introduction to the Inka. by Dr. Sarahh Scher. The Inka, like the Aztecs (or Mexica) of Mesoamerica, were relative newcomers to power at the time of European contact. When Francisco Pizarro took the Inka ruler (or Sapa Inka) Atahualpa hostage in 1532, the Inka empire had existed fewer than two centuries.

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• 3. Smarthistory – Inka art

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  Link: https://smarthistory.org/americas-before-1900/s-america-before-colonization/inka-art/

  Description: WebDec 6, 2023 · 1438–1532 C.E. Beginner's Guide. Learn about Inka textiles, ceramics, metalwork, and architecture. Introduction to the Inka. videos + essays. We're adding new content all the time! Inka checkerboard tunics. It is thought that these tunics were made for soldiers and the checkered pattern camouflaged them into an indistinguishable mass.

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• 4. What is an Inka ushnu? (article) | Inka | Khan Academy

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  Link: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-americas/south-america-early/inca-art/a/what-is-an-inka-ushnu

  Description: WebWhat is an Inka ushnu? (article) | Inka | Khan Academy. Google Classroom. Ushnus. The Inka capital Cusco and principal outlying towns of the Inka Empire were organized around a public plaza with a specially-constructed platform placed facing a designated sacred central space called the ushnu.

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• 5. The Inca Empire: What Made it so Powerful? | Ancient Origins

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  Link: https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-americas/inca-empire-0012840

  Description: WebNov 9, 2019 · The Inca (also spelled as Inka) Empire was a South American empire that existed between the 15th and 16th centuries. The Inca Empire was the largest pre-Hispanic civilization in South America and ruled the area along the continent’s Pacific coast.

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• 6. Geography | The Inka Empire

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  Link: https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/inka-water/geography/geography

  Description: WebThe vast empire (yellow area encompassing parts of six contemporary countries) spanned a challenging geography and diverse environments including coastal areas, desert, high mountains, tropical forests, and jungle. “Fly-out” video animation, taking a virtual trip from Cusco, the capital of the Inka Empire, to the four suyus (regions) of the empire.

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• 7. Inca | History, Achievements, Culture, & Geography | Britannica

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  Link: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Inca

  Description: WebApr 16, 2024 · Inca, South American Indians who, at the time of the Spanish conquest in 1532, ruled an empire that extended along the Pacific coast and Andean highlands from the northern border of modern Ecuador to the Maule River in central Chile. A brief treatment of the Inca follows; for full treatment, see pre-Columbian civilizations: The Inca.

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• 8. Inka stone vessels (article) | Inka | Khan Academy

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  Link: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-americas/south-america-early/inca-art/a/inka-an-introduction

  Description: WebThis massive circular ritual vessel or cocha is sculpted from a single block of black volcanic basalt from the imperial capital Cusco. This is one of a small number of surviving vessels of this size that were probably housed in the Coricancha—the Temple of the Sun—or adjacent sacred buildings.

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• 9. The Great Inka Road: Engineering an Empire - National Museum …

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  Link: https://americanindian.si.edu/inkaroad/

  Description: WebAt its peak, the empire covered much of western South America. The Inka Empire rose rapidly and burned bright. In little more than 100 years, it grew from a small kingdom in the highlands of Peru to become the largest empire in the Americas. The Qhapaq Ñan, or Road of the Inka, made this triumph possible.

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• 10. Inca Empire - Wikipedia

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  Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inca_Empire

  Description: WebThe Inca Empire (also known as the Incan Empire and the Inka Empire), called Tawantinsuyu by its subjects (Quechua for the "Realm of the Four Parts"), was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. The administrative, political, and military center of the empire was in the city of Cusco.The Inca civilization rose from the Peruvian highlands …

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