| A | B |
|---|
| Inca Empire | largest empire in pre-Columbian America |
| Cuzco | center, capital city of Inca Empire |
| Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and Chile | modern-day countries that made up the Inca Empire |
| 1438 to 1533 | dates ofthe empire |
| Quechua and Aymara | languages spoken by the Inca |
| quipus | record-keeping system based on strings |
| Sapa Inca | the emperor |
| Francisco Pizarro | Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire |
| Machu Picchu | "lost city" of the Incas |
| four governors | leaders of the four provinces of the empire |
| terrace farming | step-like ledges in the sides of mountains that allowed farming on steep mountains |
| llamas | domesticated animals used to carry heavy loads. Also used for their wool and milk, and occasionally as a source of food. |
| camels | animal most closelt related to llamas |
| El Camino del Inca | the Inca Trail |
| mita | forced labor, or "taxes" |
| antiseismic | built to withstand earthquakes |
