This empire absorbed the Chimu civilization and used quipus [KEE-poos] for keeping records.
Members of this empire were divided into kin groups known as ayllu [EYE- you]. This empire absorbed the Chimu civilization and used quipus [KEE-poos] for keeping records. The language Quechua [KECH-wah] was spoken by members of this empire, and Hiram Bingham rediscovered one of its cities. One ruler of this empire rebuilt a city in the shape of a puma, and another killed his half-brother Huascar [WAHS-kahr] and offered a room full of gold as a ransom to a conquistador. For 10 points, name this empire that was centered at Cuzco in present-day Peru, and was conquered during the reign of Atahualpa [ah-tah- WAHL-pah] by Francisco Pizarro.
Members of this empire were divided into kin groups known as ayllu [EYE- you].
{Inca}