Who were the Incas?

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the early thirteenth century, in the present territories of Bolivia and Peru formed a powerful empire of the Incas. The highest authority was the Inca (Son of the Sun), possessor of human and divine power, exercising its mandate over millions of subjects. The first Inca emperor, Manco Capac, established the capital in Cusco and undertook a series of conquests that consolidated the empire. Agriculture was the main economic activity and developed in the hillsides by building terraces to take advantage of the low ground and prevent soil erosion by rainfall. They built a vast network of canals and channels as well as walls and fortresses. They used the barter system and devised an accounting method based on calls quipos cuerdas.

What were their principal deities?

They worshiped a supreme god called Viracocha and other deities representing the sea, stars, earth and many natural phenomena. They paid homage to the dead.

How many social classes existed?

Inca society was divided into three classes: the nobility, the people and the servants of the great empire, called Yanaconas.

What were his most important buildings?
Dominated the architecture of palaces, temples and fortresses, among the cities that left Machu Picchu stands.

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