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The relay runners traveled 150 miles in a single day.Lastly,the Incas live their own self-sufficient lives every day. The Inca believed in many gods.They also worshiped sacred buildings.The greatest deity in the Incan religion was the sun god Inti.The Inca believed they were created by Inti.The Inca worshiped more gods than just Inti.They believed in another god called Viracocha.They believed that Viracocha was the creator god.They thought that Viracocha created the sun and the stars.They also believed that Viracocha gave the constellations special jobs.They believed that the sun was the most important servant of Viracocha.They also believed in a weather god they called Thunder.They thought that Thunder drew rain from the milky way.Two other gods are Earth Mother and Mother Sea. Farmers worshiped Earth Mother while fishermen worshiped Mother sea.
The inca lived by a strict government.Emperor was the person who was in charge.The name of the Incan capital was Cuzco.The first great incan leader was Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui.Pachacuti’s successor was Thupa Inca Yupanqui.
The Inca also had their downfalls.Their kingdom had been taken over in