Inca Cultural Achievements
l The Inca produced beautiful pottery and
cloth.
l Their metallurgy was among the most
advanced of the Americas.
l They lacked the wheel and a writing
system, instead using knotted strings
(quipu) for accounts and enumeration.
l The peak of Inca genius was in
statecraft and architecture.
l They constructed great stone buildings,
agricultural terraces, irrigation projects,
and road systems.