What is the Inca civilization known for?

The Inca civilization is known for creating the largest empire ever seen in the Americas, their impressive agricultural techniques, and their art and architecture which uniquely combined geometrical stonework with the natural landscape.

What are 5 facts about the Incas?

Five facts about the Incas are: they built the mountain city of Machu Picchu, they worshipped the Sun, they created the largest empire in the world at that time, they had no writing but used quipu (string and knots), and they had a very efficient postal system which used their excellent road system.

What happened to the Inca empire?

The Inca empire collapsed after the arrival of Francisco Pizarro and the Spanish Conquistadors in 1533. A civil war and European diseases also greatly contributed to their downfall.

Inca Civilization Timeline

Definition

The Inca civilization flourished in ancient Peru between c. 1400 and 1533 CE. The Inca Empire eventually extended across western South America from Quito in the north to Santiago in the south. It was the largest empire ever seen in the Americas and the largest in the world at that time.

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Timeline

c. 1100
The Inca, led by Manco Capac, migrate to the Cuzco Valley and establish their capital at Cuzco.
c. 1425 - 1532
The Inca Empire flourishes in South America.
c. 1425
Viracocha Inca begins to build the Inca empire.
1438 - 1471
Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui reigns as the leader of the Inca Empire.
1438
Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui defeats the Chancas to control the Cuzco Valley and further expand the Inca empire.
1438
Pachacunti Inca Yupanqui begins a rebuilding programme in the Inca capital of Cuzco.
c. 1450
Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui founds Machu Picchu in the High Andes.
c. 1470
The Incas conquer the Chimu civilization based at Chan Chan.
1471 - 1493
Reign of Inca Tupac Yupanqui who doubles the size of the Inca Empire.
1471 - 1493
The sacred site of Pachacamac is taken over by the Incas.
1493 - 1526
Huayna Capac reigns as Inca leader and constructs fortresses, religious temples and roads throughout the empire.
c. 1510
The Inca abandon the settlement of Machu Picchu.
1526 - 1532
Civil war between the Inca leaders Waskar and Atahualpa. Atahualpa wins.
1530
The Inca empire reaches its greatest extent.
1532
Francsico Pizarro and the Spanish conquistadors arrive in South America.
1532 - 1533
Reign of Inca ruler Atahualpa.
16 Nov 1532
Battle of Cajamarca where the Inca leader Atahualpa is captured and held for ransom by Spanish forces led by Francisco Pizarro.
26 Jul 1533
The Inca leader Atahualpa is executed.
15 Nov 1533
Francisco Pizarro takes the Inca capital of Cuzco.
18 Jan 1535
Francsico Pizarro founds Lima (Ciudad de Los Reyes) as the capital of Spanish Peru.