FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
THE INCA CIVILIZATION
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Monotheism
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Polytheism
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Buddhism
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Confucianism
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Religion: A polytheistic culture The Incas were polytheists and had as gods Viracocha (ordinator god), Inti (Sun), Pachamama (mother earth), Apus (spirit of the mountains), Cochamama (goddess of the sea), Pachacámac (god of earthquakes), among others.
Detailed explanation-3: -Religion and Architecture The Incas practiced a polytheistic religion, meaning they had multiple gods, and believed that the Sapa Inca was the heir of a god and therefore a god as well. Just as the Sapa Inca was divine, Cusco was considered to be the center of the universe and a spiritually sacred place.