Inka (Noun)
Meaning 1
The small group of Quechua living in the Cuzco Valley in Peru who established hegemony over their neighbors in order to create an empire that lasted from about 1100 until the Spanish conquest in the early 1530s.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The Inka people built an extensive network of roads that connected their empire from modern-day Colombia to Chile.
- Under the leadership of the Inka emperor, the population of the Cuzco Valley was organized into a system of labor and taxation.
- Inka engineers developed a system of terracing that allowed for agricultural production on steep mountain slopes.
- The Inka used a system of record-keeping based on knotted strings, known as quipu, to keep track of their administrative tasks.
- Inka mythology included a strong emphasis on the worship of the sun, moon, and mountains, which were seen as sacred entities.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
A member of the Quechuan people living in the Cuzco valley in Peru.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The Inka was a skilled farmer who lived in the Andes mountains above Cuzco.
- She was proud to be an Inka and learned the traditional weaving techniques from her grandmother.
- As an Inka, he was deeply connected to the land and the spirits that inhabited it.
- The Inka people built impressive stone structures, such as Machu Picchu, without the use of wheels.
- The young Inka boy began his training as a warrior under the guidance of his uncle.