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INCA CIVILIZATION

BY TAYLOR BELTON, KATIE TROY, EMMA LYNCH, AND JANAN WILSON
Photo by szeke
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQPSYenhtoY

Photo by szeke
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INCA MEDICINE

Photo by wallygrom
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NATURAL LIQUIDS

  • Oca juice- kidneys
  • Quinine- liver
  • Coca leaves- headaches or viruses
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MEDICAL CENTERS

  • Collahuayas treated royals
  • Hampi-camayoc
  • Common illnesses:
  • Tuberculosis, malaria, uta, and surumpi
Photo by Diego Dalmaso
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SURGERIES

  • Trepanning
  • Blood-letting
Photo by Felix42 contra la censura
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MATHEMATICS

  • Understood concept of zero
  • Yupana- inca counting board
  • Accurate census
  • Ayllu
Photo by A Mulligan
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QUIPU

  • Record-keeping system
  • Passed down stories
  • Quipucamayoc- quipu expert
  • Quiicacamayoc- specialized in colored cords
Photo by joeymarx
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COLORED CORDS AND KNOTS

  • Colors represented different info
  • Ex: red strings counted warriors
  • Knots represented numbers
  • Ex: figure-8 knot represented 1
Photo by ghbrett
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INCA CALENDARS

  • Solar calendar- 365 days
  • Marked important activities, such as farming
  • Lunar calendar- 354 days

Katie Troy