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Dwellings
written by Lizzie

One of the most famous sites in Peru is the ancient city of Machu Picchu. Machu Picchu teaches us a lot about the Inca tribe’s dwellings.The name means Old Peak in[| "Quechua"] the native language. Built on a 9,000 foot mountain, Machu Picchu was the royal home to the Sapa Inca, or emperor. It contains a cemetery, grain factories and many fountains from the natural springs located on the mountain. Items found in Machu Picchu were made out of bronze, copper, and gold meaning that the Inca’s must have had access to trade. The buildings in Machu Picchu are made out of materials such as mud or stone. They had few windows, and not much furniture. We can tell from Machu Picchu that the Inca’s felt that architecture was important and through that, we can learn a lot about how they lived. 1.Example of a dwelling in Machu Picchu. 2.Another picture of Machu Picchu. 3.View looking down on buildings in Machu Picchu.These homes belonged to priests. [|CITATIONS]

__//**Lifestyle**//__
written by Jeff The [|Inca] people had an interesting lifestyle. They farmed but were also warriors. Most of the people would [|work in the fields], but when they would go into war almost all would fight. The army was fast and very swift and were very good at planning attacks. When the army was moving in they would use catpults and launch big rocks. When they got a little bit closer they would use arrows and slingshots. When they got to hand to hand combat they used [|battle axes, spears and star headed clubs]. When they were fighting they would yell, scream, play trumpets, flutes and tambourines to terrify the enemy. When there towns were under attack they would build fortresses around the important towns. This is how the Inca people lived their lifestyle. ==Religion written by Thomas The Incas had extremely different religious beliefs than most religions now. Firstly, they were polytheistic, unlike many religions today. They worshipped the [|sun] as their god. To please the gods they held festivals and gave human sacrifices to the gods. They believed that if they sacrificed to the gods, the gods would increase animal herds, good fortune and crops. A famous ritual center to the Incas was Chavin de Huantar, where there may have been an oracle, and sacrifices were made. The people most often sacrificed were prisoners, toddlers, and babies. The priests at Chavin de Huantar would create supernatural effects for the faithful using strange acoustic sounds during sacrifices. Remains of prisoners and slaves were found in a temple in South America. At Chavin de Huantar, they also sacrificed food, tricked believers, and had labyrinth dark corridors. When the Incas were taken over, Chavin de Huantar was no longer used as a temple. ==

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Government
written by Val The Incan government is very important. It involves their social class. The highest is the king (below) who is also called the [|sapa Inca]. The Incans belived he was a descendant of [|Inti, the sun god]. Then the highest are the temple priests, architects, and military commanders. Finally, the lowest on the social scale are the farmers, herders, and weavers. Everyone in the Incan tribe belonged to a [|town], and each town has its own costume. Everyone payed taxes. Eventually, spanish explorers found this thriving empire, and made the Incans slaves 