The Inka capital Cusco and principal outlying towns of the Inka Empire were organized around a public plaza with a specially-constructed platform placed facing a designated sacred central space called the ushnu. The ushnu platform was a kind of stage from which the Inka king and his lords could observe and rule. View pictures and read how the ushnu platform was used in the Incan society in this essay.

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incan architecture, incan platforms, inka stonework, khan academy, vilcashuaman, art of the inca

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional