Terrace Farming
One of the most important things the Inca had were these things called terraces.Terraces were useful since the crops that the Inca needed to survive could not grow on vertical surfaces. These terraces looked like stairs and were also designed to work like an irrigation system making sure all the crops got water as well as stay damp so the crops did not need water as much. Also the Inca were able to make the terraces counter soil erosion so they could plant in the same spot over and over again*. Another cool feature of the terraces was that they kept in heat so when the cold of the night came the plant roots stayed warm. By the height of there civilization the Inca had converted 2,471,053 acres of land into terrace farms. The Inca's terraces are some of the most advanced farming systems to date and are being rebuilt to counter climate changes since they conserve water so well. This is why the terraces are so important to the Inca.
*I believe the terraces stopped soil erosion since the water didn't end up going straight down the hill therefore not ripping as much soil down with it.
*I believe the terraces stopped soil erosion since the water didn't end up going straight down the hill therefore not ripping as much soil down with it.