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MONUMENTAL ARCHITECTURE
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Architecture was by far the most important of the Inca arts, with textiles reflecting motifs that were at their height in architecture. The main example is the capital city of Cusco. The breathtaking site of Machu Picchu was constructed by Inca engin... |
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CERAMICS, PRECIOUS METAL WORK, AND TEXTILES
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Ceramics, precious metal work, and textilesAlmost all of the gold and silver work of the empire was melted down by the conquistadores.Ceramics were painted using the polychrome technique portraying numerous motifs including animals,birds, waves, feli... |
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COMMUNICATION AND MEDICINE
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The Inca used assemblages of knotted strings, known as Quipu to record information, the exact nature of which is no longer known. Originally it was thought that Quipu were used only as mnemonic devices or to record numerical data. Recent discoveries,... |
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COCA
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The Incas revered the coca plant as being sacred or magical. Its leaves were used in moderate amounts to lessen hunger and pain during work, but were mostly used for religious and health purposes. When the Spaniards realized the effects of chewing th... |
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WEAPONS, ARMOR, AND WARFARE
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The Inca army was the most powerful in the area at that time, because they could turn an ordinary villager or farmer into a soldier, ready for battle. This is because every male Inca had to take part in war at least once so as to be prepared for warf... |
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INCA FLAG
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Inca flag The Incan flagThere are 16th and 17th century chronicles and references that support the idea of a banner, or flag, attributable to the Inca. Francisco López de Jerez wrote in 1534:"all of them came distributed into squads, with their ... |
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