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The Inca Empire

By leah.bream
  • 1200

    Beginning of the Empire

    Beginning of the Empire
    The Inca empire began around 1200 but it is hard to say because they had no written language to document this event. According to legend the first Inca came out of a cave and led 3 brothers and 4 sisters to the Cuzco Valley. There they started to build their civilization.
  • 1440

    Inca Launguage

    Inca Launguage
    The language Quechua was used and gradually become a part of the empire but they had no written language. Instead, they used a form of knots tied on a stick.
  • 1450

    Machu Picchu is Built

    Machu Picchu is Built
    The famous Machu Picchu that still stands today is built and used as a home for many of the Incan people.
  • 1525

    The Inca civil War

    The Inca civil War
    The war started because the king Huayna Capac died and left the empire to his 2 sons. Their names were Atahuallpa and Huáscar, and they began to fight over the throne.

  • The end of the Empire

    The end of the Empire
    At this point in time, the Inca had lost control of the empire to the Spanish and were forced under their control.