Exploring the Technological Landscape of the Inca Civilization

The site is also notable for its extensive agricultural terraces, which were used to grow crops such as potatoes, quinoa, and corn. The terraces ... One of the most important farming technologies they developed was an extensive network of storage facilities, called Qullqasor Collcas. These were located ... Textiles were prevalent in these early societies, and much time was devoted to weaving. Stripes, diamonds squares, chevrons, two headed serpents ... They were known for their advanced engineering. They built a 25,000-mile road network and structures that could withstand earthquakes. One ... The Incas spoke the Quechua language. · The Incas did not have a written language, but they did use a system of knotted cords called quipus to ... The Inca, however, didn't have a lot of basic technologies we often consider important to advanced societies. They didn't use the wheel for transport. They didn ... They traveled by boat and landed in what was then known as Tahuantinsuyu, the “Land of the Four. Quarters,” known to us as the Inca Empire. When Pizarro and his ... The Incas were masterful at managing water resources, incorporating advanced hydraulic engineering into their agricultural terraces, urban ... The Coricancha, called the Temple of the Sun by the Spanish, was the most important temple in the Inca Empire. ... Science and technology in society. Our earliest evidence for this ancient Inca writing system comes from the first millennium CE. Quipus became important to the rulers of the Inca Empire, who ...