Life in the Incan Empire

The ancient Incans blamed all the Earth's natural events like Earthquakes on the gods.  Their leader god, Pachacuto or " Earthsaker," was blamed for earthquakes.  Whenever he lost his temper he would go off and start an earthquake.  As legend has it, he and his son Topa built the Emire which stretches about the distance between New York and Las Angelas.  They say he started the government and did everything for them.  He also taught the language and built roads. 

An Organized Society

They Incans believed that the Sun God Inti watched over their capital, Cuzco. The rulers there, were considered son of the sun. The kings wife was known as the Coya, They both were at the top of society. Next in society was priests and leader of the army. Next was the skilled workers like musicians, artisans and accountants. Next was the farmers and ordinary soldiers. Then they were divided into 12 job groups. Little boys would go chase birds while little girls babysat.

What is Incan Culture Like??

When they in times of trouble, they would sacrifice children, more likely children because they thought they were more pure and were sacrificed to honor the gods. Incans also pleased the gods with statues and other monuments. The Incans didn't have a language and no iron tools but yet, they built places like Machu Picchu which was like a vacation place for kings. For larger structures they needed to build a math system to enhance what they built. They used a quipu or rope with several cords with different lengths and colors. The knots represented numbers which they used to keep records. The Incans were also good engineers. They were good with stones and iron. They built things in such a way that when Earthquakes would happen. It wouldn't affect the building.