Realm of the Incas"Uncovered treasures of Peru as they reveal the art, architecture, government, and gods of a mighty civilizatino built on gold and conquests." (From the front cover.). |
Contents
Part One The Historical and Geographical Background 1 How We Know What We Know About the Incas | 11 |
Selfportrait of Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala | 13 |
The Geographical Background of a Culture | 16 |
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alpaca altitudes America ancient Andean animals Apurimac archaeology Atahualpa ayllu breechclout bridge buildings built called camel ceramic chasqui Chimú Chosen Women Cieza Cieza de León circa A.D. civilization coast coastal coca color common conquered conquest conquistadors corn cotton curacas Cuzco dance desert feet Felipe Guamán Poma festival fortress Garcilaso gold golden governor Hagen houses huaca Huayna Capac hundred Inca Empire Inca realm Inca road Inca's Indian jungle known Lake Titicaca land language living llama loom Lord-Inca Machu Picchu Manco Capac miles from Cuzco mita Mochica official Ollantay Ollantaytambo Pachacuti Paracas Pedro de Cieza Peru Peruvian plants plaza Poma de Ayala potatoes pottery pre-Inca cultures puric quarter Quechua quipu Quito Redrawn from Felipe religion Roman royal road Sacsahuamán silver South Spaniards Spanish stone Sun Temple tampus techniques terraces thousand Tiahuanaco tribe tunics Urubamba River valley vicuña village walls warriors weaving wool wrote