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21) Inca Life
Author
Pub. Date
2000
Description
These handsomely designed books mix appealing text, a wealth of illustrations, and attractive sidebar material in eye-catching, magazine-style layouts. "Inca Life" is an absorbing overview of how this mysterious South American empire became so powerful, from their early Inca history to its destruction at the hands of the Spanish in the 16th century.
22) Inca gold
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Series
Dirk Pitt adventures volume 12
Description
An action-filled chase through the Amazon jungle for 16th Century Spanish treasure. Joining in the pursuit are Dirk Pitt, the hero, his congresswoman girlfriend, the FBI, the Customs Service, archaeologists, a tribe of local Indians, smugglers and various thieves. There's plenty of treasure for everyone, the gold requiring 200 men just to lift
23) The Inca empire
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.6 - AR Pts: 5
Description
Discusses the Inca empire, including their traditional way of life, the reign of King Pachacuti, the last of the great kings, the Inca civil war and the end of the empire.
24) The gold eaters
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Pub. Date
p2015
Description
A sweeping, epic historical novel of exploration and invasion, of slaves and conquerors, and above all, an enduring love that must overcome the forging of an empire. Plucked from his small fishing village and captured by the conquistadors looking to plunder the gold of Peru, young Waman is the everyman thrown into extraordinary circumstances, caught up in history's throes. He finds himself at every major moment in the empire-building of the Spanish...
25) The Inca
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Traces the rise of the Incan civilization with emphasis on their culture, social structure, government, economy, and the fatal encounter with the Spanish conquistadors which brought about the end of their society.
26) The Inca
Author
Pub. Date
19uu
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Provides information about the Inca, a group of people who lived in the Andes Mountains of South America hundreds of years ago, discussing the Inca Empire, their skills as builders and farmers, the fall of the empire at the hands of the Spanish, and the Inca legacy.
27) The Incas
Author
Pub. Date
1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Through photographs of artifacts, the reader will explore the beginning of the Inca empire to the death of its last great ruler, Huayna Capac, in 1525.
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Description
Described as "magnificent" and a "masterly study" on its first publication, The Incas and their Ancestors quickly established itself as the best general introduction to the cultures and civilizations of ancient Peru. Now this classic text has been fully updated for the revised edition. New discoveries over the last decade are integrated throughout. The occupation of Peru's desert coast can now be traced back to 12,000 BC and ensuing maritime adaptations...
30) Machu Picchu
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Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Describes the excavation of Machu Picchu, discussing the history and culture of the site, leading excavators, and their findings.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1973]
Description
This account removes the Incas from the realm of prehistory and legend and shows the reality of their struggle against the Spanish invasion. Drawing on rediscovered sources and a firsthand knowledge of the Incan terrain, Hemming describes postconquest Peru and the integration of the Incas into the Spanish society.
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Description
This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading. Mexico's rich culture has long fascinated scholars, with stories of ancient civilizations and great conquerors. History of the Conquest of Mexico (1843) expounds upon the virtues of Mexico while seeking to explain the tragedy of the country's defeat in terms of its neighboring civilizations. The arrival of the Spaniards forever altered and in many ways curtailed indigenous...
Author
Pub. Date
2001.
Description
"In his travels, Thomson visited many remote lost cities among the interconnecting paths the Incas laid across the Andes, talked to archaeologists and explorers working in the area, and investigated the remains of the remarkable Inca civilization. The result of his discoveries and research is The White Rock, an engaging history of the Inca people and their heartland, which vividly resurrects the Inca culture and gives us the true flavor of their strange...
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Drawing on both native and Spanish chronicles, the author describes the story of the conquest of the largest native empire of the New World. Describes the story of the modern search for Vilcabamba, how Machu Picchu was discovered, and how a trio of American explorers only recently discovered the lost Inca capital of Vilcabamba.
36) Temple
Author
Pub. Date
[2001]
Description
Deep in the Peruvian jungles, a race is underway to locate a legendary Incan idol. An artifact carved out of a strange kind of stone, the idol could be used as the basis for a terrifying new weapon.
Author
Pub. Date
2002
Description
"His imagination captured by the account of a sixteenth-century Spanish monk who reported that the Incas "flew like birds" over the jungle and by tales of flying in Peruvian folklore, the author sets out to discover whether the ancients really were airborne - or experienced flying by other means. A shrunken head from Peru and a feather with traces of blood on it are his only clues when he begins his quest for the Incas' secret.".
"But soon he's trekking...
38) The Inca empire
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Provides information about the Inca empire, discussing how the Incas survived in the mountains, how the empire was built, and why it disappeared, and looking at the city of Machu Picchu and the emperor Sapa Inca.
Author
Pub. Date
1996.
Description
"Looks at everyday life in the Inca empire, based on current research. Reconstructs Inca way of life using information on life-cycle events, food and drink, dress and ornaments, recreation, religious rituals, the calendar, and the labor tax. Timeline of Inca history, glossary of terms, and bibliography make the work appropriate for classroom use"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Ruh-roh! A haunted howling is coming from the ruins of Machu Picchu. It's up to Scooby-Doo and Mystery Inc. to solve the case. Readers join the gang as they explore the ancient ruins, learn about the Incas who called this city home, and use the clues to silence this mystery once and for all!