incas

The South American Indians known as the Incas had a vast empire that extended along the Pacific coast from today's Ecuador south to central Chile and inland across the Andes. In those regions today, people can still see evidence of their brilliant engineering. Way stations, terraced farms, and an extensive road system marked the advanced infrastructure of this civilization. This beneficial book and its vivid artwork relates much about the Inca culture and history, including their laws, customs, homes, and religions. It also relays what happened after the conquistadors arrived in the New World.

Presents a complete history of the Inca Empire.

An introduction to the Mayas, Incas, and Aztecs that discusses their beliefs, customs, cities, rulers, and the Spanish overtaking of the civilizations.

Chronicles the life of sixteenth-century Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro, describing his conquest of Peru and the impact of his subjugation of the Incas on world history.

Readers will learn about the many cultures and mythologies of South America and gain a better understanding of how the past has shaped the present.

"Follows the travels of the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro in Peru ... [including] what led Pizarro to head into the Andes, first encounters with the Inca, the Inca capital at Cusco, Pizarro's desire for gold, and the overthrow of the Inca Empire."--Provided by publisher.

Portrays the glories of Inca and Pre-Columbian South America in an illustrated history of the rise and fall of the people of the region, and celebrates the beliefs and often turbulent history that were the foundation of the artwork.