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|text=The '''[[Andean civilizations]]''' made up a loose patchwork of different cultures that developed from the highlands of [[Colombia]] to the [[Atacama Desert]]. They are mainly based on the cultures of [[Ancient Peru]] and some others such as [[Tiahuanaco]]. The [[Inca Empire]] was the last sovereign political entity that emerged from the Andean civilizations before [[Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire|conquest by Spaniards]]. [[Tahuantinsuyo]] was a patchwork of languages, cultures and peoples. The components of the empire were not all uniformly loyal, nor were the local cultures all fully integrated. For example, the [[Chimú]] used money in their commerce, while the Inca empire as a whole had an economy based on exchange and taxation of luxury goods and labor, and it is said that Inca tax collectors would take the head lice of the [[disability|lame]] and old as a symbolic tribute. The portions of the [[Chachapoya]] that had been conquered were almost openly hostile to the Inca, and the Inca nobles rejected an offer of refuge in their kingdom after their troubles with the Spanish. |
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|text=The '''[[Inca civilization]]''' (or '''Inka''') began as a tribe in the [[Cuzco]] area, where the legendary first [[Sapa Inca]], [[Manco Capac]], founded the [[Kingdom of Cuzco]] around 1200. Under the leadership of the descendants of Manco Capac, the Inca state grew to absorb other [[Andes|Andean]] communities. In 1442, the Incas began a far-reaching expansion under the command of [[Pachacuti|Pachacutec]]. He founded the [[Inca Empire]] or '''Tahuantinsuyo''', which became the largest empire in [[pre-Columbian]] America. |
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Revision as of 06:44, 4 October 2014
The Andean civilizations made up a loose patchwork of different cultures that developed from the highlands of Colombia to the Atacama Desert. They are mainly based on the cultures of Ancient Peru and some others such as Tiahuanaco. The Inca Empire was the last sovereign political entity that emerged from the Andean civilizations before conquest by Spaniards. Tahuantinsuyo was a patchwork of languages, cultures and peoples. The components of the empire were not all uniformly loyal, nor were the local cultures all fully integrated. For example, the Chimú used money in their commerce, while the Inca empire as a whole had an economy based on exchange and taxation of luxury goods and labor, and it is said that Inca tax collectors would take the head lice of the lame and old as a symbolic tribute. The portions of the Chachapoya that had been conquered were almost openly hostile to the Inca, and the Inca nobles rejected an offer of refuge in their kingdom after their troubles with the Spanish.