Inca

Inca
   These people created an Andean empire in South America centered around Cuzco. At its greatest, this territory extended 4,000 kilometers (2,500 miles) north to south, and 805 kilometers (500 miles) east to west. It is estimated that between 3,500,000 and 16,000,000 people, of different tribes, lived in this area. Spanish adventurer Francisco Pizarro, with 180 men, arrived during a struggle for the throne. Thinking the fair-skinned Pizarro was one of their gods, they didn't oppose him. Pizarro killed the ruler of the Inca, and several of his successors, resulting in the destruction of the Inca empire. The Inca were best known for their agriculture, with extensive irrigation canals and aqueducts; a network of stone roads (trained runners working in relays could cover 402 kilometers (250 miles) in a day); Quipus, knotted and colored strings used to keep accurate numerical records; large temples; rope suspension bridges almost 100 meters (328 feet) long; and a formalized religion.

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