USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Inca Empire was a vast empire that flourished in the Andean region of South America from the early 15th century A.D. up until its conquest by the Spanish in the 1530s. Even after the conquest, Inca leaders continued to resist the Spaniards up until 1572, when its last city, Vilcabamba, was captured.

Detailed explanation-2: -From 1438 to 1533, the Incas incorporated a large portion of western South America, centered on the Andean Mountains, using conquest and peaceful assimilation, among other methods.

Detailed explanation-3: -By 1400, the Inca began extending their rule across the Andes. Eventually, the Incas ruled an empire covering much of present-day Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Chile. The Incas built roads stretching over ten thousand miles to unite their vast empire. One Incan road was 2, 500 miles long!

Detailed explanation-4: -Famed for their unique art and architecture, they constructed finely-built and imposing buildings wherever they conquered, and their spectacular adaptation of natural landscapes with terracing, highways, and mountaintop settlements continues to impress modern visitors at such world-famous sites as Machu Picchu.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Inca called their empire Tahuantinsuyu, or Land of the Four Quarters. It stretched 2, 500 miles from Quito, Ecuador, to beyond Santiago, Chile. Within its domain were rich coastal settlements, high mountain valleys, rain-drenched tropical forests and the driest of deserts.