Inca Government By Heba Hendy I N C

Inca Government By: Heba Hendy

I N C A

Pachuti �When Pachuti became an emperor he changed a lot of things � Pachuti started by reorganizing this city of Cusco and turning it into an empire � After doing that he made a new government �The government system was known as Tahuantinsuyu.

Tahuantinsuyu �Tahuantinsuyu was the name they called the government �It was divided into a federal government and four provincial governments. �Inca men were the head of the four provincial governments.

Sapa Inca

Sapa Inca �Sapa Inca held a lot of power �He was the Son of the Sun �He was the empire’s religious leader �Sapa’s queen, The Quoya, took out important religious missions and duties and sometimes took his place when he was absent

Sapa Inca (Continuation) �Sapa Inca wasn’t elected �He was born to be the next emperor �He had all the power in his hands �The punishments were very hard and cruel so almost no one broke the laws

Cuzco as Capital: � Cuzco, as its capital of the empire, grew out to more than 2, 500 miles �It got transformed into an empire �In the middle of the city, was placed the great Temple of the Sun � Its inside walls were covered with gold

The Heights of Inca’s stone work: �Machu Pichu is one of the biggest and most important Inca stonework. �It stands 7, 000 feet tall.

Inca Rulers Maintain a Large Empire: �In the 1100 s, the Incas found their first dynasty. �Afterwards with three centuries, Pacchuti came. �He enlisted most men in the army. �The Cusco, later stretched from the Ecuador in the north to Chile in the south

Monarchy �The Inca government was a monarchy government �Monarchy government is a government that is ruled by a single person �The Leader of the Empire was Pacchuti. �All the Inca people were with the monarchy government

Military Organization �Inca has formed a military organization �The army was very organized and had all the equipments and all what they needed at all times �The Inca military was always known that it has the most organized people and had educated soldiers in their army.

E M P I R E

Government’s Responsibility: � The Incas governments responsibility was taking care of the elder people, that includes the poor people, the sick people and the old people. � Another responsibility was when there were earthquakes or so, the government had to send troops to help the people � The last responsibility was building roads and bridges and provided needed things to the Inca people.

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