The Incas

3. A special mountain place for the Inca emperor and rich people to relax.
9. The group of people in the Inca Empire that included the emperor, priests, and important officials who didn’t have to pay taxes.
10. The main city of the Inca Empire, where children of conquered leaders went to learn about Inca rules and beliefs.
12. The careful stonework done by the Incas that let them build strong buildings without cement.
16. The Inca emperor who won the civil war but was caught by Spanish explorers led by Francisco Pizarro.
17. Francisco Pizarro and his conquistadors wanted _______ above all else.
19. The Spanish explorer who conquered the Inca Empire in 1532.

1. One animal that was often offered as a sacrifice
2. Inca kings were often ______ so they could be preserved and brought to religious ceremonies
4. A fight between two brothers, Atahualpa and Huascar, for the throne of the Inca Empire that made it weaker.
5. Knotted strings that the Incas used to keep track of information, with different colors showing different things.
6. The language spoken by the Incas that everyone had to use for official things.
7. The Inca leader who started making the Inca Empire bigger in the 1400s.
8. Native people who built an empire that stretched from Ecuador to central Chile, where about 12 million people lived.
11. The group made up of farmers, craftsmen, and helpers who grew crops like corn and potatoes.
12. A way the Incas collected taxes, where people worked instead of paying money.
13. The important god that Inca rulers believed they were related to, and who was central to their religion.
14. The Inca had a complex system of _______, including two major highways.
15. Pizarro and his Conquistadors were from _________.
18. Spanish soldiers who came to the Americas looking for gold, land, and to spread their religion.