The Incas (Treasures Ancient Civilization)

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This addition to White Star’s distinguished ancient history series invites readers to immerse themselves on the planet of the Incas – their historical development, cultural horizons, societal structure, and a lot more. Through an authoritative text and superb visuals, it traces a history that leads from the mythical origins of this population to its violent demise by the hands of the Spanish conquistadores. It illustrates the historical reasons underlying the success of the Incas in gaining keep an eye on over the a large number of groups that populated the Andean territory between the 13th and 15th centuries AD. The text explores the deeds of the Incan rulers, from the legendary Manco Capac to the last Child of the Sun, Tupac Amaru, helping readers take note how the Inca developed from a small population into a great empire.Following the winding course of the Urubamba River through the Sacred Valley, which was once the heart of the empire, this work presents the famous archeological sites on which, in unique symbiosis with their natural surroundings, the Inca left their mark by building roads, suspension bridges, sanctuaries and cities. The Inca developed a culture that may be the outcome of a long process of change involving all the thousand-year-old Pre-Hispanic cultures in the Peruvian area. Nonetheless, the Inca were the ones who successfully built a network of relations and achieved dominion over a boundless and highly diverse territory. Hundreds of photographs, aerial views, three-dimensional reconstructions, and details of ancient artifacts present fresh insight into the lives of these peoples and demonstrate why, even today, the ancient Incas are the unifying symbol of the brand new Andean nations.

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