Iroquoians and the Incas around 1500

Iroquoians in 1500

Incas in 1500

• A territory rich in natural resources
• Iroquois territory
• Around 100 000 people

• The territory’s resources
• Inca Territory
• Around 8 million people

• Donnacona

• Huayna Capac

• Iroquois Men
• Iroquois Women

• Women
• Men

• Life in a longhouse
• Fun and games
• A sedentary way of life
• Corn porridge on the menu
• Clothes for every season
• Objects for every need

• Weaving clothes
• Large stone buildings for sedentary people
• It’s corvée day!

• Spirits and shamans
• Surrounded by natural forces
• Oral tradition: the word is king
• One linguistic family, several dialects

• Priests
• The Sun god
• The Quechua

• Bartering: trading between nations
• Survival by gathering, hunting, fishing, farming

• Commerce and crafts
• Livestock farming
• Terrace farming

• Organized by nation and confederation
• The importance of the clan

• A powerful emperor

• Getting around: Rivers and forest trails

• Roads and bridges
  Running for a message