FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
PRE COLUMBIAN AMERICA
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They had an extensive road system which was built to accommodate wagons and carriages.
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They were great shipbuilders and had sea routes connecting different parts of the empire.
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They built a canal system and could ship goods throughout the empire on barges.
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They built suspension bridges in order to travel across the deep ravines of their mountainous terrain.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Incas built roads across the length of and width of their empire. To create routes through steep mountain ranges, they carved staircases and gouged tunnels out of rock. They also built suspension bridges over rivers. Thick rope cables were anchored at stone towers on either side of the river.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Inca built a variety of bridges including suspension bridges and pontoon bridges. One of the main forms of medicine used by the Inca was the coca leaf. The Inca developed aqueducts to bring fresh water into town. The basic unit of distance used by the Inca was one pace or a “thatki".
Detailed explanation-3: -The network of roads established in the Andean regions was a jewel in the crown of the Inca Empire. Ingenious suspension bridges were required to carry these routes over rapid torrents. Until recently, a few such bridges were still maintained, preserving possible echoes of Inca approaches to mobilising local labour.