The Rise and Fall of the Inca Empire: A Short History

The Inca civilisation flourished in Peru and surrounding areas between 1400 and 1533 CE. Prior to the Inca being dominant in Western South America, the Chimu occupied the area until 1470 when the Inca defeated them. The Inca, which started as a small settlement in Cuzco, ended up expanding along the Andes and the Pacific coast as far north as Quito in modern-day Ecuador and as far south as Santiago de Chile, which made it the largest empire in the Americas at that time.

Although the environment of the Andes, which was the area they inhabited, was often quite harsh, the Inca utilised the natural landscape to construct mountain top settlements, complex road networks and terraces and canals for diverting and moving water. Their most famous site today is the ruins of Machu Picchu, but the capital city of the Inca civilisation was Cuzco where laws were decreed and spread throughout their empire along their sophisticated messaging system.

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— CHAPTERS —
0:00​ Introduction
0:39 Who were the Incas?
1:46 Inca Mythology and Religion
4:06 Inca Society and Government
8:07 Inca Art, Architecture and Culture
10:28 Collapse of the Inca Empire
13:31 Outro

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[WorldHistoryEncyclopedia]

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[El-Comment--or]

Great video! Just a little problem at the start. The Inca formed in the fallout of the Wari empire collapse to the north, and the Tiwanaku collapse to the south. After conquering the highland territories of these two older civilizations, they then turned to conquering the coast. That is where they assimilated the Chavin civilization. However it should be understood that all these places and peoples had various cultural and religious systems and beliefs in common well before the Inca. So rather than conquering the land like the Spanish did, it was more that the Inca brought together under their control a bunch of already interconnected and culturally related communities. More like the first emperor of China, or the Mycenaeans of Greece. I also believe Inca origins are a couple centuries earlier than you said, but I know that is also hotly debate amongst the professionals.

[jessicamoeller]

Thank you for every thing you do i learned alot

[ahrarofficial]

Name of author of book (blue book named as Mythology) please

[DrBENISA]

You didnt mention they used to sacrifice kids 😢

[jameshernandez]

I read in The childrens encyclopedia that Supa Inca meant "Son of the sun" ???

[garygarcia]

Very good content BUT attempted at the end to blame the INCA for their own demise and not the Spanish.