INCA WORD MAT

INCA WORD MAT Chaski - A runner who carried messages throughout the empire mostly for the emperor. Coya - The queen of the Inca Empire. Cuzco - The capital and birthplace of the Inca Empire. Huaca - The huaca was a sacred object to the Inca that was inhabited by a spirit. Inca - Within the Inca Empire the Inca were the people descended from the original founders of Cuzco. They were the nobility of the empire and lived lives of luxury. Inti - The Sun god and the most important god of the Inca. Intihuatana - A ritual stone associated with the sun and the Inca calendar. Machu Picchu - The "lost city" of the Inca that was never discovered and destroyed by the Spanish. Peru - The modern country where Cuzco and the center of the Inca Empire was located. Quechua - The language spoken by the Inca.