Author: Michael A. Malpass
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313355495
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Explore daily living inside the Inca empire, the largest empire in the western hemisphere before European colonization. The Incas' subjugation of all types of cultures in western South America led to a wide variety of experiences, from military leaders to ruling class to conquered peoples. Readers will uncover all aspects of Inca culture, including politics and social hierarchy, the life cycle, agriculture, architecture, women's roles, dress and ornamentation, food and drink, festivals, religious rituals, the calendar, and the unique Inca form of taxation. Utilizing the best of current research and excavation, the second edition includes new material throughout as well as a new chapter on Machu Picchu, and a day in the life section focusing on an Inca family and a servant family in Machu Picchu. Concluding chapters discuss Inca contributions to modern society and the dangers of present destruction of archaeological sites.
Daily Life in the Inca Empire
Author: Michael A. Malpass
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313355495
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Explore daily living inside the Inca empire, the largest empire in the western hemisphere before European colonization. The Incas' subjugation of all types of cultures in western South America led to a wide variety of experiences, from military leaders to ruling class to conquered peoples. Readers will uncover all aspects of Inca culture, including politics and social hierarchy, the life cycle, agriculture, architecture, women's roles, dress and ornamentation, food and drink, festivals, religious rituals, the calendar, and the unique Inca form of taxation. Utilizing the best of current research and excavation, the second edition includes new material throughout as well as a new chapter on Machu Picchu, and a day in the life section focusing on an Inca family and a servant family in Machu Picchu. Concluding chapters discuss Inca contributions to modern society and the dangers of present destruction of archaeological sites.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313355495
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Explore daily living inside the Inca empire, the largest empire in the western hemisphere before European colonization. The Incas' subjugation of all types of cultures in western South America led to a wide variety of experiences, from military leaders to ruling class to conquered peoples. Readers will uncover all aspects of Inca culture, including politics and social hierarchy, the life cycle, agriculture, architecture, women's roles, dress and ornamentation, food and drink, festivals, religious rituals, the calendar, and the unique Inca form of taxation. Utilizing the best of current research and excavation, the second edition includes new material throughout as well as a new chapter on Machu Picchu, and a day in the life section focusing on an Inca family and a servant family in Machu Picchu. Concluding chapters discuss Inca contributions to modern society and the dangers of present destruction of archaeological sites.
Ancient Inca Daily Life
Author: Heather Moore Niver
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1499419376
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
The Inca Empire is known for its gods, famous rulers, and high priests, but the daily lives of the Incan people were just as important to the society's growth and development. This book covers the fascinating facts about daily life in the Inca Empire. Readers will delight in learning about Inca villages, the role of men, women, and children, and the farming and laboring lifestyle they experienced. Written with accessible language and accompanied by colorful images, this title presents fundamental social studies concepts through a curricular lens.
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1499419376
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
The Inca Empire is known for its gods, famous rulers, and high priests, but the daily lives of the Incan people were just as important to the society's growth and development. This book covers the fascinating facts about daily life in the Inca Empire. Readers will delight in learning about Inca villages, the role of men, women, and children, and the farming and laboring lifestyle they experienced. Written with accessible language and accompanied by colorful images, this title presents fundamental social studies concepts through a curricular lens.
The Incas
Author: Terence N. D'Altroy
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1444331159
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
The Incas is a captivating exploration of one of the greatest civilizations ever seen. Seamlessly drawing on history, archaeology, and ethnography, this thoroughly updated new edition integrates advances made in hundreds of new studies conducted over the last decade. • Written by one of the world’s leading experts on Inca civilization • Covers Inca history, politics, economy, ideology, society, and military organization • Explores advances in research that include pre-imperial Inca society; the royal capital of Cuzco; the sacred landscape; royal estates; Machu Picchu; provincial relations; the khipu information-recording technology; languages, time frames, gender relations, effects on human biology, and daily life • Explicitly examines how the Inca world view and philosophy affected the character of the empire • Illustrated with over 90 maps, figures, and photographs
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1444331159
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
The Incas is a captivating exploration of one of the greatest civilizations ever seen. Seamlessly drawing on history, archaeology, and ethnography, this thoroughly updated new edition integrates advances made in hundreds of new studies conducted over the last decade. • Written by one of the world’s leading experts on Inca civilization • Covers Inca history, politics, economy, ideology, society, and military organization • Explores advances in research that include pre-imperial Inca society; the royal capital of Cuzco; the sacred landscape; royal estates; Machu Picchu; provincial relations; the khipu information-recording technology; languages, time frames, gender relations, effects on human biology, and daily life • Explicitly examines how the Inca world view and philosophy affected the character of the empire • Illustrated with over 90 maps, figures, and photographs
Astronomy of the Inca Empire
Author: Steven R. Gullberg
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030483665
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
Astronomy in the Inca Empire was a robust and fundamental practice. The subsequent Spanish conquest of the Andes region disrupted much of this indigenous culture and resulted in a significant loss of information about its rich history. Through modern archaeoastronomy, this book helps recover and interpret some of these elements of Inca civilization. Astronomy was intricately woven into the very fabric of Andean existence and daily life. Accordingly, the text takes a holistic approach to its research, considering first and foremost the cultural context of each astronomy-related site. The chapters necessarily start with a history of the Incas from the beginning of their empire through the completion of the conquest by Spain before diving into an astronomical and cultural analysis of many of the huacas found in the heart of the Inca Empire. Over 300 color images—original artwork and many photos captured during the author’s extensive field research in Machu Picchu, the Sacred Valley, Cusco, and elsewhere—are included throughout the book, adding visual insight to a rigorous examination of Inca astronomical sites and history.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030483665
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
Astronomy in the Inca Empire was a robust and fundamental practice. The subsequent Spanish conquest of the Andes region disrupted much of this indigenous culture and resulted in a significant loss of information about its rich history. Through modern archaeoastronomy, this book helps recover and interpret some of these elements of Inca civilization. Astronomy was intricately woven into the very fabric of Andean existence and daily life. Accordingly, the text takes a holistic approach to its research, considering first and foremost the cultural context of each astronomy-related site. The chapters necessarily start with a history of the Incas from the beginning of their empire through the completion of the conquest by Spain before diving into an astronomical and cultural analysis of many of the huacas found in the heart of the Inca Empire. Over 300 color images—original artwork and many photos captured during the author’s extensive field research in Machu Picchu, the Sacred Valley, Cusco, and elsewhere—are included throughout the book, adding visual insight to a rigorous examination of Inca astronomical sites and history.
The Last Days of the Incas
Author: Kim MacQuarrie
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743260503
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
Documents the epic conquest of the Inca Empire as well as the decades-long insurgency waged by the Incas against the Conquistadors, in a narrative history that is partially drawn from the storytelling traditions of the Peruvian Amazon Yora people. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743260503
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
Documents the epic conquest of the Inca Empire as well as the decades-long insurgency waged by the Incas against the Conquistadors, in a narrative history that is partially drawn from the storytelling traditions of the Peruvian Amazon Yora people. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Inca Empire
Author: David M. Jones
Publisher: Lorenz Books
ISBN: 9780857234476
Category : Incas
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A sumptuously illustrated history of the politics, art, architecture, mythology and legends of the Incas.
Publisher: Lorenz Books
ISBN: 9780857234476
Category : Incas
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A sumptuously illustrated history of the politics, art, architecture, mythology and legends of the Incas.
Daily Life of the Aztecs
Author: David Carrasco
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Describes and explains various aspects of life in complex historical eras - cultural, social, religious, political - with details on such activities as cooking, games, dress, and parenting.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Describes and explains various aspects of life in complex historical eras - cultural, social, religious, political - with details on such activities as cooking, games, dress, and parenting.
Ancient Inca Daily Life
Author: Heather Moore Niver
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1499419333
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
The Inca Empire is known for its gods, famous rulers, and high priests, but the daily lives of the Incan people were just as important to the society’s growth and development. This book covers the fascinating facts about daily life in the Inca Empire. Readers will delight in learning about Inca villages, the role of men, women, and children, and the farming and laboring lifestyle they experienced. Written with accessible language and accompanied by colorful images, this title presents fundamental social studies concepts through a curricular lens.
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1499419333
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
The Inca Empire is known for its gods, famous rulers, and high priests, but the daily lives of the Incan people were just as important to the society’s growth and development. This book covers the fascinating facts about daily life in the Inca Empire. Readers will delight in learning about Inca villages, the role of men, women, and children, and the farming and laboring lifestyle they experienced. Written with accessible language and accompanied by colorful images, this title presents fundamental social studies concepts through a curricular lens.
The Complete Illustrated History of the Inca Empire
Author: David M. Jones
Publisher: Lorenz Books
ISBN: 9780754823582
Category : Incas
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An expert and vivid guide to the history of the Inca civilization, exploring the native peoples of Peru and the Andes, their mythologies and ancient belief systems, the detail of their everyday lives, and the beauty of their art and architecture. ,
Publisher: Lorenz Books
ISBN: 9780754823582
Category : Incas
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An expert and vivid guide to the history of the Inca civilization, exploring the native peoples of Peru and the Andes, their mythologies and ancient belief systems, the detail of their everyday lives, and the beauty of their art and architecture. ,
Lost City of the Incas
Author: Hiram Bingham
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 0297865331
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
First published in the 1950s, this is a classic account of the discovery in 1911 of the lost city of Machu Picchu. In 1911 Hiram Bingham, a pre-historian with a love of exotic destinations, set out to Peru in search of the legendary city of Vilcabamba, capital city of the last Inca ruler, Manco Inca. With a combination of doggedness and good fortune he stumbled on the perfectly preserved ruins of Machu Picchu perched on a cloud-capped ledge 2000 feet above the torrent of the Urubamba River. The buildings were of white granite, exquisitely carved blocks each higher than a man. Bingham had not, as it turned out, found Vilcabamba, but he had nevertheless made an astonishing and memorable discovery, which he describes in his bestselling book LOST CITY OF THE INCAS.
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 0297865331
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
First published in the 1950s, this is a classic account of the discovery in 1911 of the lost city of Machu Picchu. In 1911 Hiram Bingham, a pre-historian with a love of exotic destinations, set out to Peru in search of the legendary city of Vilcabamba, capital city of the last Inca ruler, Manco Inca. With a combination of doggedness and good fortune he stumbled on the perfectly preserved ruins of Machu Picchu perched on a cloud-capped ledge 2000 feet above the torrent of the Urubamba River. The buildings were of white granite, exquisitely carved blocks each higher than a man. Bingham had not, as it turned out, found Vilcabamba, but he had nevertheless made an astonishing and memorable discovery, which he describes in his bestselling book LOST CITY OF THE INCAS.