Unraveling the Secrets of Incan Science and Technology A Journey Through Time

Andean ancestors living in Peru began to cultivate the potato 8000 years ago. The Sacred Valley, with its fertile soil, gradually developed ... He was married, had power over all shrines and temples, and could appoint and remove priests. Presumably, priests were chosen young, brought up ... The Inca left ample evidence of the other attributes: monumental architecture, technology, urbanization and political and social structures to ... Even without the use of modern technology, though, the Incas figured out how to fit together huge stone blocks by using mortar. The mortar they ... The Incas built water systems to legitimize their domination. · The Machu Picchu region had one of the densest networks of water systems. · Hydrodynamic ... Based on the layout of Machu Picchu and the research and exploration that has been conducted there, the ancient Incan engineers had an advanced understanding of ... Like any other people, the Incas used mathematics in their everyday lives. With their use of mathematics, came the use of science and technology. What other technology did the Incans have? They had their own calendar, where a year was 12 months, a month was three weeks, and a week was ten days. THey ... The Mesoamerican civilizations were pioneers in biotechnology, having selectively bred a super-crop —corn— out of a species of local grass. Pachacuti is believed to have been the first Inca emperor to order forced resettlement to squash the possibility of an uprising from one ethnic ...