Incan
Of Cuzco's empire
Incan means relating to or characteristic of the Inca, the indigenous people who built a vast empire in the Andes mountains of South America before Spanish conquest in the sixteenth century.
The word typically describes their civilization, artifacts, or cultural practices: Incan ruins, Incan goldwork, the Incan road system.
Also spelled Inca as an adjective.
Andean indigenous language family
- quipuKnotted-cord recording system
- chichaLatin American fermented beverage
- textilesWoven or knit materials
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
pottery · metalwork · music · panpipes · festival · guinea pig · coca · oral tradition
Former Inca imperial seat
Raised flat outdoor areas
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- maizeCob-bearing cereal crop
- potatoEdible underground tuber
- quinoaEdible seed from Andes
coca · llama · alpaca · guano · cultivation · fertility · crop rotation · altitude
Incan sanctuary in Peru
- SacsayhuamánIncan megalithic complex
- excavationAct of unearthing
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
pottery · textiles · tombs · mummies · stonework · masonry · preservation · UNESCO
Giving up something precious
- mummyEmbalmed, wrapped ancient body
- ancestor worshipReligious honoring of forebears
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
- priestOne who performs sacraments
shrine · offerings · sun worship · cosmology · divination
Americas before 1492
- ancestralOf one's forebears
- historicOf lasting significance
- archaeologicalOf studying ancient remains
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
lost civilization · bygone · antiquity · legacy · heritage · traditional · ruins · relics
Quechua
Andean indigenous language family
- quipuKnotted-cord recording system
- chichaLatin American fermented beverage
- textilesWoven or knit materials
weaving · pottery · metalwork · music · panpipes · festival · guinea pig · coca · oral tradition · folklore
Cusco
Former Inca imperial seat
terraces
Raised flat outdoor areas
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- maizeCob-bearing cereal crop
- potatoEdible underground tuber
quinoa · coca · llama · alpaca · guano · cultivation · fertility · crop rotation · altitude · slopes
Machu Picchu
Incan sanctuary in Peru
- SacsayhuamánIncan megalithic complex
- excavationAct of unearthing
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
ruins · pottery · textiles · tombs · mummies · stonework · masonry · preservation · UNESCO · terraces
sacrifice
Giving up something precious
- mummyEmbalmed, wrapped ancient body
- ancestor worshipReligious honoring of forebears
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
priest · shrine · offerings · sun worship · cosmology · divination
pre-Columbian
Americas before 1492
- ancestralOf one's forebears
- historicOf lasting significance
- archaeologicalOf studying ancient remains
prehistoric · lost civilization · bygone · antiquity · legacy · heritage · traditional · ruins · relics · classical
IncanSpanish
Language of Iberia
colonial · Conquistador · Spanish colonial · European · Iberian
- Inca EmpirePre-Columbian Andean state
- Inca ruinsRemains of Andean civilization
- Inca TrailHistoric Andean hiking route
- Inca civilizationAndean empire before conquest
- Incan empireAncient Andean civilization