Inca civilization

The Inca empire Inca Empire was a very strong presence in new world, the South Americas. They had amazing architecture, which was so good that it could hold a 40 foot stone wall together with out mortar. Their empire had over six million people in it, who were very law abiding people, and their strong government was also able to govern the people over vast distances, with many natural obstacles. The Inca diet mainly consisted of stew, maize. The Inca built a vast empire. Supported by taxes,…

Machu Picchu would be a great travel destination because of its historical interest. Machu Picchu is one of the world's great archaelogical wonders and one of the most beautiful mountainous areas. Also, is a great historical site because of the history on how it was found. Furthermore, Machu Picchu would be a great historical travel destination because it is one of the world's great archaeological wonders. The story,"The Stones of Machu Picchu", says,"Despite the mysteries…

mountaintop environment and are crisscrossed by terraces made of stone and set on a steep ridge. Machu Picchu demonstrates great architecture, artistic values, and use of land inside of the 79 acres it is located inside of. Machu Picchu is the last Inca stronghold and is also one of the most important historical sites in Latin America. The valleys surrounding Machu Picchu had been cultivated for more than a thousand years. Machu Picchu also provides a secure habitat for the endangered speckled…

professor. Bingham arrived in Peru with a small team of explorers hoping to find Vilcabamba, the last Inca stronghold to fall to the Spanish. His team started their expedition in Cuzsco, where they heard about some ruins located on a nearby mountain. The locals called the mountain Mcu Picchu, whihc means “old peak”.…

There are many myths about the start of the Inca Empire. It is known that the Incas started as a single family tribe around 1200 AD. One religion says that Viracocha created the world and people. When these people started fighting with each other, Viracocha turned them to stone. Later, he returned, created the sun and moon, recreated humans, and spread them across the earth. The legend says Viracocha then taught the tribes how to farm, how to set up governments and how to live peacefully.…

Mayan Aztec and the Incan civilizations were, and some of their major accomplishments. Some of the major accomplishments the Mayans had were Being able to build very tall buildings such as the pyramid temple in Tikal was one of the tallest structures in america till the 20th century. Maybe buildings wouldn't be as tall as they are now without this building i talked about in the last sentence. I think that was pretty advanced at their time because none of the other civilizations i am going to…

The belief in Ancestor worship carried on throughout history with strength, which came from every empire in the Americas. The Inca roads, jewelry and skilled architecture of temples still reigns today in the South American Andes Mountains. There are large ruins, such as the Machu Picchu, that supports how the America civilization was ran. These sites were abandoned after the spanish conquest and left for archaeologists to study in the later generations. From the Maya empire,…

Does the design of the Americas civilisations prove the theory that all of them came from the same civilisation Do the design similarities of the Olmec Maya Aztec and Inca civilisations strengthen the theory that all of this civilisations belong to the same mother civilisation that we have yet to discover. The Olmec, Mayan, Incan and Aztec civilisations are some of the greatest ancient civilisations known to our history so far and yet we know so little about them compared to other ancient…

(www.SparkNotes.com).” As a result, it seemed that no matter how educated the Natives became, they were still seen as being a lesser people to the whites. From racism, the idea of civilization vs. uncivilized life came about. Conrad used the “light and dark” difference regarding this. The light represented civilization –the civilized or “good”…

Within civilizations there are many similarities and differences. Case in point, geography, social structure, political and governmental systems, economy, technology and culture. For example, Shang and Zhou China, and the Nile River valley. These two civilizations are filled with these types of differences. The geography of China varies differently of that of Egypt. Which in turn, led these independent civilizations to take different paths in culture and other aspects. China, for instance, has…