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How did the incas carry messages throughout the empire?
chasquis
What is the job of Chasquis?
Chasquis were messengers in the Inca Empire responsible for carrying messages, goods, and important information across vast distances using a system of relay runners. They played a crucial role in connecting different parts of the empire and ensuring efficient communication.
How did the Inca send important messages throughout the empire?
They used messengers called "Chasquis". The "Chasquis" would run accross the empire along the Inca trails. Every certain distance, at the side of the Inca trail, there were houses called "Tambos" were another "Chasqui" waited the arrival of the first messegenger to continue the jorney to deliver the message. Nowadays the Inca trail still exists and there are tours to walk along them, the most famous is the part of the Inca trail that gets you to Macchu Picchu -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- They used knotted strings instead of words on paper or parchment.
What are the Inca pros and cons?
The Inca's major pro was their architecture such as Machu Picchu, their bridges, road systems, and water passages. They were also very organized with quipus, and chasquis to deliver messages. Their only con was lack of danger/hazard knowledge. =========================== One other pro is the crops they grew potatoes, maize, beans, tomatoes, and chocolate.
How did the Incas get there?
From approximately 1450 to 1530, the western coast of South America flourished under a vast Incan Empire. At their height, the Inca were worthy of comparison to the ancient Roman society. Among their many achievements, their roadways, government, and counting systems particularly helped the Incas dominate a vast area of South America. They set up roads running the length of the kingdom from Ecuador to the southern borders of Argentina and Chile making an extensive communication system. Each road had chasquis or messengers at certain posts along the way who carried messages from one end to the other with remarkable efficiency. The network of roads led to the great success of the Incas, simplifying the governmentÕs efforts to keep watch over the empire. Their government was very organized and kept records of everything. Although the Inca had no writing system, they had a complex method of counting called the quipu. The quipu was a system for recording data using knotted cords. Knots indicated units; tens, hundreds, thousands, and tens of thousands. Single cords would be fastened to hang from a thicker cord like a fringe to keep track of such things as crop yields and storage capacity. These quipus were quite complicated and managed by quipucamayocs, or accountants. To tell the difference between knots and their meanings, quipucamayocs used different sizes and colors. For example, a yellow string signified gold, a white one: silver, and red: soldiers. up to this date nothing earlier than this is known of the Inca empire.
What were the Mayan's Inca's and Aztec's government systems?
Inca Government The Inca empire was like a pyramid with the Sapa Inca at the top. The empire was divided into 4 regions ruled by men called opas. Below them there were more layers of government. To help rule their vast empire the Incas created an efficient network of roads. The Incas also made rope suspension bridges. As well as the roads the Incas had messengers called chasquis. Messages were carried by relay. Groups of messengers lived in houses by main roads and at all times two of them kept lookout. If they saw another messenger approaching one of them would run to meet him. The two messengers would run together for a while and the message was passed on from one man to the other. Using this relay system messages could be sent over long distances very quickly. Inca messengers could take messages 240 kilometres in one day. Furthermore although they never invented writing the Incas kept records with a device called a quipu. It was a cord with strings of different thickness and colours hanging from it. Knots were tied at different positions in the strings. The colour and thickness of the strings and the positions of the knots all meant something. The Incas did not have prisons. Instead for serious crimes such as murder, stealing and blasphemy offenders were executed by being pushed off a cliff. Less serious crimes were punished by cutting off the hands or blinding.
