Explain thoroughly the Inca Empire and the different techniques they used to control and clean water. The control of water for irrigation and human use was a critical factor in developing all city-states throughout the world.  Today, as the world’s environment changes, water has become a serious concern for billions of people. Very few cultures achieved the level of water control like the Inca and the cultures that preceded the Inca.  From the Nasca irrigation system to the cleansing of water in Machu Picchu, the Inca developed water systems from the highest mountains to the coastal deserts.

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Explain thoroughly the Inca Empire and the different techniques they used to control and clean water.

The control of water for irrigation and human use was a critical factor in developing all city-states throughout the world.  Today, as the world’s environment changes, water has become a serious concern for billions of people. Very few cultures achieved the level of water control like the Inca and the cultures that preceded the Inca.  From the Nasca irrigation system to the cleansing of water in Machu Picchu, the Inca developed water systems from the highest mountains to the coastal deserts. 

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The Incas built the canals on steady grades, using cut stones as the water channels. Most citizens worked on the construction and maintenance of the canal and irrigation systems, bronze and stone tools to complete the water-tight stone canals.

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