Inca | History, Achievements, Culture, & Geography | Britannica
2024年10月28日 · Inca, South American Indians who ruled an empire that extended along the Pacific coast and Andean highlands from the northern border of modern Ecuador to the Maule River in central Chile. Their descendants today remain in and around the Andes and make up the largest ethnic group in Peru.
Inca Empire - Wikipedia
The Inca people were a pastoral tribe in the Cusco area around the 12th century. Indigenous Andean oral history tells two main origin stories: the legends of Manco Capac and Mama Ocllo, and that of the Ayar brothers.
Inca: Empire, Religion & Civilization - HISTORY
2015年3月11日 · The Inca Empire was a kingdom that developed in the Andes region of South America and gradually grew larger through the military strength and diplomacy of their emperors.
Inca Civilization - World History Encyclopedia
2014年9月15日 · The Inca Civilization flourished in ancient Peru between c. 1400 and 1533 CE. The Inca Empire eventually extended across western South America from Quito in the north to Santiago in the south. It was the largest empire ever seen in the Americas and the largest in the world at that time.
History of the Incas - Wikipedia
The Incas were most notable for establishing the Inca Empire which was centered in modern-day South America in Peru and Chile. [1] It was about 4,000 kilometres (2,500 mi) from the northern to southern tip. [2] The Inca Empire lasted from 1438 to 1533. It was the largest Empire in America throughout the Pre-Columbian era. [1]
Inca civilization facts and history - National Geographic Kids
At their most powerful, the Inca had the largest empire in the world at the time—today, it’s still the largest empire to ever exist in the Americas. Stretching from modern-day southern Colombia...
Who were the Incas? Where did the Incas come from?
Between 1150 and 1250BC the Incas, by then a small tribe, were searching for farmland which they found in the fertile mountain valleys of Cusco. They dominated and improved on their ancestors’ achievements creating the largest pre-Columbian civilization …
Inca - Empire, Religion, Culture | Britannica
2024年10月28日 · According to their tradition, the Inca originated in the village of Paqari-tampu, about 15 miles (24 km) south of Cuzco. The founder of the Inca dynasty, Manco Capac (Manqo Qhapaq), led the tribe to settle in Cuzco, which remained thereafter their capital.
Ten Facts You Need to Know about the Inca
2020年2月19日 · The Inca civilization (c. 1400-1533 CE) is among the most vital of South America in terms of its cultural influence and legacy. The Inca began as a small tribe who steadily grew in power to conquer...
10 Facts About the Incas - Have Fun With History
2023年7月23日 · The Incas were a remarkable civilization that flourished in South America between the 15th and 16th centuries. Originating in the Andean highlands of modern-day Peru, the Incas quickly expanded to create one of the largest and most sophisticated empires in pre-Columbian America.