Bridging the Past and Future The Enduring Legacy of Inca Technology

One of the greatest achievements of the Inca civilization was their extensive road system. ... Ironically, the Incas did not have the technology of the ... Bridges were built everywhere in the empire. Their suspension bridges were built using natural fibers. Indigenous people still use the same technique in remote ... It is one of the best-known archaeological sites in the world and attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. It was once part of a ... The Spanish would later plunder this gold and build a new city in the place of Cuzco. While the Inca did not develop what we would consider a ... Machu Picchu represents the culmination of Inca public works building standards and technology, as well as 4,000 years of Andean community development. Resources such as food and clothing were strictly managed, and knotted strings called quipus were used for accounting purposes. Citizens were expected to work ... ... empire were organized as city-states, known as altepetl in Nahuatl. These ... What advances had been made by indigenous societies in the Americas? How ... Astronomy was one of the most important studies for the Inca civilization and, of course, they developed it very well. They were able to define constellations, ... So, how did the Incas manage to communicate large amounts of data (both quantitative and qualitative) over such a vast empire? They used an incredibly unique ... ○ Although there was no form of currency, the Inca still had social classes. ... Major Technological Advances. ○ Agriculture. ○ No wheels or animals used ...