Ancient Civilizations of the Americas
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The history of the Incas!

The incas never created a wheel and never created a system of writing. The emperor and the spirits of his predecessor’s mummies were the most religious leaders.  They were assisted by a power structure of priests headed by the high priest of Coricancha, the most important temple of the Inca state religion.  The high priest was called Villac-umu, “the sorcerer who speaks,” and was also related to the first Inca and was greatly respected. His powers included appointing and removing priests, and controlling temples and shrines.
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INCAN CALENDER?

The Incan calendar was important to the ancient Incas for religious reasons. Each calendar month hosted a different religious festival. The Incan calendar was divided into 12 months. Each month was divided into 3 weeks. Each week had 10 days.  The Incas used special towers called "time makers" that told them when a new month was beginning. Time makers used the position of the sun to mark the passage of time.
Occasionally, time got off track a bit. When that happened, the Incas simply added a couple of days until the time makers were in line.
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