USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Qhapaq hucha was the Inca practice of human sacrifice, mainly using children. The Incas performed child sacrifices during or after important events, such as the death of the Sapa Inca (emperor) or during a famine. Children were selected as sacrificial victims as they were considered to be the purest of beings.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sacrifice, human or animal, was offered on every important occasion; guinea pigs (more properly cui), llamas, certain foods, coca leaves, and chicha (an intoxicant corn beverage) were all used in sacrifices. Many sacrifices were daily occurrences for the ritual of the sun’s appearance.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Inca people practiced polytheism, the worship of many gods rather than one deity. The Inca religion included multiple gods and deities who could control natural elements, such as the sun, moon, droughts, and earthquakes. The Sapa Inca was the divine leader of the Inca people.

Detailed explanation-4: -Momia Juanita (Spanish for “Mummy Juanita"), also known as the Lady of Ampato, is the well-preserved frozen body of a girl from the Inca Empire who was killed as a human sacrifice to the Inca gods sometime between 1440 and 1480, when she was approximately 12–15 years old.

Detailed explanation-5: -Hair and fingernail examination suggests Inca children were drugged to keep them calm before being sacrificed. A team of researchers from Poland, the U.S. and Peru has found evidence that suggests Inca children selected for sacrifice were given drugs to keep them calm prior to their deaths.