Geography of Inca Empire

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Where was the Inca Empire?

Capital: Cuzco

Other cities/places to know: Machu Picchu Sasahuaman

Incas lived in Andes Mountains

Background

No large pack animals (biggest animal was the llama) Hard to find protein

(essential nutrient) Almost everything had

to be transported on foot

Had increased oxygen capacity from living in mountain climate with thin air (~25% more than people living in lowlands)

Geography of Inca Empire

Andes Mountains Highest peak: 22,841

ft. CRMA #5: ~25-30 ft. 1000:1 ratio

Amazon Rainforest

Coastal desert

Influence of Geography

Andes Mountains Built cities in

mountains Terraced agriculture

Amazon Rainforest Slash & burn

agriculture

Coastal Deserts Natural barrier (to

trade/movement)

Prompt: How did the location of the Mayans, Aztecs, & Incas affect the development of each civilization?

Requirements: 1 paragraph

response Topic &

Concluding Sentence

3 details & explanations

Proper spelling & grammar

Rubric: 1 point for topic &

concluding sentence

3 points for details & explanation

1 point for spelling & grammar

Period 3: Due Monday 11/21/11Periods 2 & 4: Due Tuesday

11/22/11