The Incas never invented the wheel. They never invented a system of writing. Yet, high in the rugged Andes Mountains of South America, the Incas built thousands of miles of well-paved roads, everyone in the empire was well fed and no one was homeless. Come meet the Children of the Sun. Welcome to the Inca Empire! Geography The Sapa Inca Buildings/Architecture Quick History   The Royals Expansion  Early Tribes Common People   Inca Roads & Bridges Manco Capac Terrace Farming Roadrunners  The Hero Pachacuti     Llama Legends Spanish Arrival Government Tall Tale Lords Inventions Cuzco, Capital City  Religion/Dreams/Omens  Machu Picchu Crime & Punishment Professions Timeline