🌍ap world history: modern review

Sun temple of Cuzco

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

A major Incan religious and architectural monument dedicated to the sun god, used to legitimize Incan imperial rule and religious authority.

AP course connection

Topic 3.2: 3.2 Governments of Land-Based Empires

Unit 3

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