Chelsea House s | 2009 | 1604131586 | 152 pages | PDF | 12,1 MB
Though the Incas left no written records of their great civilization,
the archaeological remains and accounts of Spanish conquistadors and
priests paint a picture of a well-ordered, vast empire. In the mountains of
Peru and Ecuador, traces of Inca culture remain today in the road
system that winds through the Andes, where people practice a religion
that mixes the Catholicism of the Spanish conquerors with the animism of
the Inca. Living in small homes and storehouses that date back to Inca
times, these people have been celebrating traditional festivals and
market days for more than 800 years. Using accessible and lively prose, "Empire
of the Inca, Revised Edition" explores the history and culture of this
fascinating civilization, highlighting the ideas and items that
originated in the empire and are still encountered in the modern world,
such as potatoes and jerky, words from the Quechua language, and mobile
military field hospitals.
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