The Influence Of The Incas On The New World
Out continent has had many people living in it before the Iberians arrived and conquered the New World. The Incas were one of the biggest empires that the American continent had. Little do we know about them, we are still really new to this continent and there still so much to learn. The Incas like any other civilization had a culture, architecture, religion, a government, art, languages and the want of power. Unfortunately, they didn’t leave many written evidence of their past, due that they never developed a writing system. What we know sometimes comes from stories by the Spanish and what some archeologist have found throughout the years.
The Incas were the largest empire in the pre-Columbian America. It is estimated that the empire begins in 1438 C.E. to 1533 C.E. There are two beliefs of where they could have come from and how did they started the big empire. One tells us that Tici Viracocha came out of the Pacific Ocean. This interesting fact can tell us that there was still people migrating from Asia or parts of Oceania to a new land. As a theory we can say that the Spanish were not the first to arrive to the New World. Viracocha arrive to the Lake Titicaca, he sent four of his sons and daughters to established villages. Sinchi Roca, one of the sons. He was the one to lead …show more content…
What the Incas had was something similar to a monarchy, where the people born to the people in power had control of the empire. All of those who spoke the Inca language, knows as Quechua, had the most important roles throughout the empire. Topa Inca was the successor of Pachakuty, he has expanded the empire more than 2500 miles. It is also known that they called their empire Tawantinsuyo, which means ‘Land of the Four Quarters’ or ‘The Four Parts Together’. However, the empire is known to have 3,400 miles of land from north to south. More than 10 million people were governed and it is also estimated that they had almost 30 different
The Incas were the largest empire in the pre-Columbian America. It is estimated that the empire begins in 1438 C.E. to 1533 C.E. There are two beliefs of where they could have come from and how did they started the big empire. One tells us that Tici Viracocha came out of the Pacific Ocean. This interesting fact can tell us that there was still people migrating from Asia or parts of Oceania to a new land. As a theory we can say that the Spanish were not the first to arrive to the New World. Viracocha arrive to the Lake Titicaca, he sent four of his sons and daughters to established villages. Sinchi Roca, one of the sons. He was the one to lead …show more content…
What the Incas had was something similar to a monarchy, where the people born to the people in power had control of the empire. All of those who spoke the Inca language, knows as Quechua, had the most important roles throughout the empire. Topa Inca was the successor of Pachakuty, he has expanded the empire more than 2500 miles. It is also known that they called their empire Tawantinsuyo, which means ‘Land of the Four Quarters’ or ‘The Four Parts Together’. However, the empire is known to have 3,400 miles of land from north to south. More than 10 million people were governed and it is also estimated that they had almost 30 different