Contains biographies of significant people from early American civilizations, including the Incas, the Mayas and their ancestors, and the Aztecs, and features a selection of related primary source texts and photographs of artifacts.
Presents a short children's history of Spanish conquistador and explorer, Francisco Pizarro and describes his life, voyages through the jungles and mountains of coastal South America, encounters with the Incas of Peru, and the brutality of Spanish conquest.
Presents an overview of the Incan culture, examining such topics as government, religion, recreation, domestic life, occupations, entertainment, food, shelter, and clothing.
the extraordinary story of the lost world of the Andes, chronicling the ancient civilizations of the Paracas, Chav?in, Nazca and Moche, and other tribes and cultures of ancient South America
Jones, David M
2007
Photographs, illustrations, and maps explore the ancient Inca civilizations and other cultures of ancient South America; and describes their artistic achievements, religion, government, and fall of the Incan empire.
Step back in time to discover the spectacular world of the Incas and their ancestors. The Incas ruled the most spectacular empire South America has ever seen and were the successors to the Chimu gold workers and the Tiwanaku lake people.