• "Sapa Inkakuna". Painting from the 18th century. It portrays the Inca royal lineage and belongs to the Cusco School, unknown author.
  • The Incas are a Native American civilization introduced in Age of Empires II HD: The Forgotten based on the civilizations around the Andes in South America.
  • With their capital city of Cusco at the heart of their empire, the Incas excelled in various fields, such as engineering, agriculture, and art.
  • It was these two disparate areas of Peru--mountain and desert--that the Incas knit together in an economic and social synthesis. East of the cordilleras is the Montaña.
  • As with other ancient Americas cultures, the historical origins of the Incas are difficult to disentangle from the founding myths they themselves created.
  • It was the main activity in the Inca empire and the Incas became experts in this art, reaching adapt to the terrain and rigorous climate of the Andes.
  • The Incas believed that their ruler, the Sapa Inca, was the son of the sun god, Inti. The Incas built an extensive system of roads, spanning over 14,000 miles.
  • The knowledge of these myths is due to oral tradition, since the Incas did not have writing. There probably did exist a Manco Capac who became the leader of his tribe.
  • The Inca civilation was in full bloom. ... According to Incas History, Quechuas were most prominent for establishing the Inca Empire in pre-Columbian America.