AIM: How did the Incan Empire maintain its power?

Do Now: To build an Empire in the

mountains, what are three
characteristics you would expect to
find?
AIM: How did the Incan Empire maintain its power?
Incas
● Established 1200s
● Ruler was descended from Sun
God - 11 noble lineages
● In height stretched 2500 miles
● Treatment of conquered people
○ Surrender - keep customs
○ Fight - used force, but then try
to gain loyalty

Q: What do you think of this

approach to conquered people?
AIM: How did the Incan Empire maintain its power?
Empire
● One language
● Central bureaucracy
● Efficient road system
● Government buildings look same
● Total control economic and social life
● Mita - give certain days of labor to
government
● Never had written language - oral
tradition
Q: With a partner write down three characteristics and compare them to other forms of government
you have studied?