HIS101H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Altitude Sickness, Mitma, Llama
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Greatest accomplishments were figuring out how to live. They were important because of their possession of precious metals. Within 100 years of survival, became largest state in columbia. Population was 6-12 million (around 10-12 million according to researchers) Cuzco, biggest city in empire, was more than 3000 feet higher than sea level. Communication system: paved roads (over 40,000 kilometers of paved roads) Used quipu (knotted strings) with message encoded, or memorized. Local leaders invited to pay homage to inca. Cuzco most important: in the middle of four cities (they believed it was the center of the universe) Chief structure: enormous temple (temple of the sun) Temple of the sun: covered in plated sheets of gold (temple to sun god) Quinoa, maize (lower altitudes), chichi, llamas, potato, Maize: form of beer or transported up. (grew in lower altitudes) Terraced fields to grow potatoes (most important crop) Chu o: dried potato (still contains most nutrient content)