A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

INCA

Tue, 27 Feb '24
Machu Picchu resident
Sat, 3 Feb '24
The emperor Túpac Amaru, for one
Thu, 18 Jan '24
Early Quechua speaker
Fri, 29 Dec '23
People who worshiped the fertility goddess Pachamama
Fri, 18 Aug '23
Empire that functioned without money
Sun, 9 Jul '23
Builders of braided fiber bridges
Fri, 2 Jun '23
___ Empire
Sun, 28 May '23
___ Kola (Peruvian beverage partly owned by Coca-Cola)
Wed, 15 Feb '23
"Ruler," in Quechua
Thu, 5 Jan '23
To whom Mama Cocha was goddess of the sea
Thu, 3 Nov '22
Ancient worshiper of Pachamama ("earth mother")
Sun, 28 Aug '22
Sapa ___ (ancient emperor's title)
Fri, 24 Jun '22
Creator of terraced agricultural fields known as andenes
Wed, 15 Jun '22
___ Empire, a.k.a. the Realm of the Four Parts
Thu, 28 Oct '21
Worshiper at the ancient Qorikancha ("Golden Temple")
Fri, 18 Jun '21
People who built the Qhapaq Ñan, or "Royal Road," which stretched roughly 3,700 miles
Tue, 8 Jun '21
Quechua speaker of old
Sun, 7 Feb '21
Andean empire member
Sun, 31 Jan '21
Person fluent in Quechua