enSCInca Vocabulary Scramble---Name ___________________________13
quipus : a system of recordkeeping using knots and cords
conquitadors : Spanish explorers and soldiers who came to the Americas
llama : South American animal used for meat, wool, and transportation
masonry : stonework - the Incas had precise skills
Andes : mountain range along the west coast of South America, home of the Inca
Machu Picchu : a city of amazing stonework high in the Andes built as a royal retreat
maize : corn
Pizarro : Spanish explorer who conquered the Inca
Sapa Inca : ruler of the Inca Empire
terraces : structures built on mountainsides to create flat land for raising crops
Quechua : official Inca spoken language
Cuzco : first city and capital city of the Inca
Inti : sun god of the Inca