Tawantinsuyu
Andean empire's self-name
Tawantinsuyu is the Quechua name for the Inca Empire, meaning "the four regions together." The name reflects how the Incas organized their realm into four administrative quarters radiating from the capital at Cusco.
At its height in the early sixteenth century, Tawantinsuyu stretched along the western coast of South America from present-day Colombia to Chile.
The term appears in historical and archaeological contexts: Tawantinsuyu was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America.
Knotted-cord recording system
- censusOfficial population count
- taxationCompulsory government revenue collection
- redistributionSharing out again differently
- reciprocityMutual exchange of actions
storehouse · waystation · provincial · governor · decimal system · recordkeeping · bureaucracy · state control
Ancient Peruvian civilization member
- CuscoFormer Inca imperial seat
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- expansionIncrease in scope
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
Quechua · dynasty · realm · dominion · hegemony · tributary · annexation · confederation
South American western range
- highlandsElevated, hilly land areas
- altiplanoElevated mountainous plain
- coastalOf the shoreline
- jungleDense tropical forest
Lake Titicaca · Machu Picchu · Ecuador · Peru · Bolivia · Chile · Argentina · Colombia
Defeating and seizing control
- PizarroConquistador of Peru
- colonialOf occupied territories
- SpanishLanguage of Iberia
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
heritage · archaeology · descendants · indigenous · rediscovery · excavation · preservation · identity
Interconnected system of streets
- suspension bridgeSpan hung from overhead cables
- messengerOne who delivers communications
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
- waystationIntermediate stopping point
terrace · irrigation · canal · aqueduct · engineering · stonework · construction · trail
Religious devotion to daystar
- shrineSacred devotional place
- ancestor venerationReligious devotion to lineage
- mummyEmbalmed, wrapped ancient body
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
divination · priest · cosmology · pilgrimage · oracle · ritual · festival · sacred
quipu
Knotted-cord recording system
- censusOfficial population count
- taxationCompulsory government revenue collection
- redistributionSharing out again differently
reciprocity · storehouse · waystation · provincial · governor · decimal system · recordkeeping · bureaucracy · state control · tribute
Inca
Ancient Peruvian civilization member
sovereignty · Quechua · dynasty · realm · dominion · hegemony · tributary · annexation · confederation
Andes
South American western range
jungle · Lake Titicaca · Machu Picchu · Ecuador · Peru · Bolivia · Chile · Argentina · Colombia · mountain
conquest
Defeating and seizing control
resistance · heritage · archaeology · descendants · indigenous · rediscovery · excavation · preservation · identity · revival
road network
Interconnected system of streets
- suspension bridgeSpan hung from overhead cables
- messengerOne who delivers communications
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
waystation · terrace · irrigation · canal · aqueduct · engineering · stonework · construction · trail · mountain pass
sun worship
Religious devotion to daystar
- shrineSacred devotional place
- ancestor venerationReligious devotion to lineage
- mummyEmbalmed, wrapped ancient body
sacrifice · divination · priest · cosmology · pilgrimage · oracle · ritual · festival · sacred · offering
- Peruvian HistoryInca Empire, Incas, Machu Picchu, Cusco, Cuzco
TawantinsuyuSpanish Empire
Historical Iberian colonial power
Roman Empire · British Empire · Aztec Empire · Ming Dynasty · Ottoman Empire