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| has tri-wall structure. Founded in 1050-75 AD. Analyzed in wood dating project. Had astronomy purposes as well: lunar standstill azimuth. Reveals that shape of buildings has use in astronomy. |
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| was the most important temple in the Inca Empire, dedicated primarily to Inti, the Sun God. It was one of the most revered temples of the capital city of Cusco. |
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| a mode of exchange in which transactions take place between individuals who are symmetrically placed (they are exchanging as equals, neither being in a dominant position |
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| is a walled complex on the northern outskirts of the city of Cusco, Peru, the former capital of the Inca empire. The complex is as many other Inca constructions made of large polished dry-stone walls. Surface collections of pottery at Sacsayhuaman indicate that the earliest occupation of the hill top dates back at least a millennium and excavations have revealed that there was a substantial early-Inca (Killke Period) occupation. The complex was greatly expanded during the period of Inca imperial rule and has now become one of the most famous archaeological sites in the Americas. Did have storage and spiritual purpose but it was primarily a military fortress overlooking Cusco. Stone walls comprised of huge slabs of stone that required hundreds of men to carry. |
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| one of the last Inca rulers |
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| (Quecha term referring to the Inca empire and the involved society. Centered in Cusco. Came to be centralized power in 1200s. Excavation of sites showed that they successfully assimilated cultures peacefully or by force. |
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| East of Cusco, may have been used as recreational area or agricultural land. Known for streams and distinct walls |
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| last Inca ruler. A few members of the royal family established a small independent state in Vilcabamba, in the relatively inaccessible Upper Amazon to the northeast of Cusco. The founder of this so-called Neo-Inca state was Manco Inca Yupanqui (also known as Manco Cápac II), who had initially allied himself with the Spanish, then led an unsuccessful war against them before establishing himself in Vilcabamba in 1540. After a Spanish attack in 1544 in which Manco Inca Yupanqui was killed, his son Sayri Tupac assumed the title of Sapa Inca (emperor, literally "only Inca"), before accepting Spanish authority in 1558, moving to Cuzco, and dying (perhaps by poison) in 1561. He was succeeded in Vilcabamba by his brother Titu Cusi, who himself died in 1571. Túpac Amaru, another brother of the two preceding emperors, then succeeded to the title in Vilcabamba. |
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