The Incan Empire

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  1. 3. In the 1530s, this Spanish Conquistador took over the Incan Empire.
  2. 5. The Incas also built __________ to carry water to their mountaintop cities.
  3. 9. The Incas did not have the __________!
  4. 12. The Inca relied on llamas for:
  5. 14. The Incan Empire had up to 12 million people and covered 2,500 miles. The capital was ____.
  6. 15. The Incas lived in what mountains?
  7. 16. The Incas developed a _______ to record who worked on what projects.
  8. 17. The Incas also built ______ out of grass. They could hold thousands of pounds.
  9. 20. Messages were sent using ___________ carrying quipus - carrying messages up to 20 miles per day.
  10. 21. The Spanish brought diseases like _________ which practically destroyed the Incan Empire. In fact, this disease reached the Incas before the Spanish did!
Down
  1. 1. Many of the buildings the Incas built were made using stone ________ and bronze _________ (two words - no spaces).
  2. 2. The Inca relied on llamas for:
  3. 4. The Inca relied on llamas for:
  4. 6. In the 1530s, the Incas were coming out of a _________ (two words - no space).
  5. 7. Quipu used knotted _________ where each knot and color meant something. Researchers understand what knots mean numbers but still don’t understand other words.
  6. 8. The Incas would farm by building ___________.
  7. 10. The Incas didn’t have a written language and would keep track of things using a _______.
  8. 11. The Incas built bridges out of _______. They could be 150 feet long and hold over 50 people.
  9. 13. The Incas built 2,500 miles worth of ______ through the mountains.
  10. 18. The two domesticated animals the Inca had (two words - no spaces - put in alphabetical order).
  11. 19. Terraces are _______ that are cut into the mountainside to hold soil in place for farming. Some cities can have up to 50 “steps.”