LAH 2020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Machu Picchu, Ayllu, Pachacuti

• School: FIU
• Department: Latin American History
• Course: LAH 2020
• Professor: Emma Sordo

Document Summary

By 1500s e mpire e xte nde d a ll ove r we s t coa s t of s outh a me rica a nd include d 12 million pe ople but no ma jor citie s. E x: ma chu p icchu= ~1000 pe ople. Us e d highwa ys /highwa ys to cris s cros s va s t e mpire including tunne ls a nd bridge s. 9th inca n rule r who drove out a tta cking ne ighbors in 1438 a nd be ga n ma s s ive e xpa ns ion cha s quis. Inca n runne r/me s s a ge ca rrie r. Controlle d la nd a nd re s ource s ra n gove rnme nt/bure a ucra cy. Fa rme rs , roa d builde rs. Ga ve food to gove rnme nt which s upporte d popula tion.