Inca Religion: The Incas Religion
The Incas religion the Inca civilisation was a colony of millions and stayed that way because of their religion and the name inca came from a king he was descended from inti the sun god
Competing gods + christianinity
The most powerful god of the Inca religion was Viracocha he was believed the creator of the universe the Inca are more closely associated with Viracocha’s most god Inti the sun god The Inca leader Pachacuti the patron god of the Incas sacred city Cuzco, and erected a magnificent Temple of the Sun in the god's honor. Inti's image became the emblem of the Inca religion. Pachacuti also proclaimed that he ruled by divine right and asserted himself as descended from the sun god. The Incas became known as The Children of the Sun
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After life beliefs The Incas believed that in the afterlife, a member of the Incan royalty returned to a happy life with the sun, even if he had not been a moral man on earth. A common man could share in this same afterlife of warmth and content if he led a virtuous earthly life. However, an immoral common man would be sentenced to an afterlife that was cold and devoid of comfort. For the Incas, a virtuous earthly life was achieved by following a simple rule of behavior: "Do not steal; do not lie; do not be lazy."
Marriage ceremony the woman was married around the age of 16 and for the men it was 20 it was also based on class like higher or lower ranking if you were a lower rank as A male you would only be aloud one wife and if you were a female thing’s were different you would be married and see how things are for a few years and you can only get divorced if you were childless and also you could rarely get chosen by a higher rank in society at that time you could* marry a higher male than you as a
Competing gods + christianinity
The most powerful god of the Inca religion was Viracocha he was believed the creator of the universe the Inca are more closely associated with Viracocha’s most god Inti the sun god The Inca leader Pachacuti the patron god of the Incas sacred city Cuzco, and erected a magnificent Temple of the Sun in the god's honor. Inti's image became the emblem of the Inca religion. Pachacuti also proclaimed that he ruled by divine right and asserted himself as descended from the sun god. The Incas became known as The Children of the Sun
Religious …show more content…
After life beliefs The Incas believed that in the afterlife, a member of the Incan royalty returned to a happy life with the sun, even if he had not been a moral man on earth. A common man could share in this same afterlife of warmth and content if he led a virtuous earthly life. However, an immoral common man would be sentenced to an afterlife that was cold and devoid of comfort. For the Incas, a virtuous earthly life was achieved by following a simple rule of behavior: "Do not steal; do not lie; do not be lazy."
Marriage ceremony the woman was married around the age of 16 and for the men it was 20 it was also based on class like higher or lower ranking if you were a lower rank as A male you would only be aloud one wife and if you were a female thing’s were different you would be married and see how things are for a few years and you can only get divorced if you were childless and also you could rarely get chosen by a higher rank in society at that time you could* marry a higher male than you as a