Contents

Introduction

Chronology

Pre-Inca civilizations • The Inca dynasty

Inca military infrastructure

The cancha • The means of communication: roads and bridges • Tambos • Chucllas and chasquis • Pukaras

Construction materials and techniques

Building materials • Quarrying and transportation • Building techniques

Organization of the empire

Ayllus • Administrative organization of the population • Territorial organization • Social classes
The mit’a • The Inca army

Major Inca sites

The Cuzco fortress area • The Sacred Valley fortress area • The Urubamba fortress area
The Vilcabamba fortress area • The coastal fortress area • The Quito fortress area

The Spanish conquest of Tawantinsuyu 1526–72

The siege of Sacsayhuamán, 1536 • Tupac Amaru’s revolt

Bibliography

Internet sites

Glossary