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    Geography Matters in the Inca Empire
    Geography Matters in the Inca Empire
    Geography Matters in the Inca Empire
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    Geography Matters in the Inca Empire

    By Bere Muñiz

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    How do we know about the Incas? What were Inca towns and cities like? What was the “lost city of the Incas”? Geography Matters in the Inca Empire looks at how the Inca Empire changed through time and gives fascinating insights into many different aspects of Inca life through its geography. Read about how the mountainous Inca geography led to their development of terrace farming, how the Incas worshipped the mountain peaks as gods and how the size of their Empire meant they built thousands of miles of roads and bridges to connect their people.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCapstone Young Readers
    Release dateDec 21, 2015
    ISBN9781484635544
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      Geography Matters in the Inca Empire - Bere Muñiz

      Contents

      Who Were the Incas?

      Where Was the Inca Empire?

      How Did the Incas Farm the Land?

      What Were Travel, Transportation, and Trade Like in the Inca Empire?

      What Were Inca Towns and Cities Like?

      What Was Inca Life Like?

      How Did the Inca Empire Come to an End?

      Was Geography Important in the Inca Empire?

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      Glossary

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      Index

      Some words are shown in bold, like this. You can find out what they mean by looking in the glossary.

      Who Were the Incas?

      From around 1400 to 1532, the Incas ruled over a huge empire that ran up the west coast of South America. Their empire was very well organized, and it had strong leaders and a powerful army. It became the largest empire in South America.

      The area ruled by the Incas covered a wide range of landscapes, from sandy beaches to snow-capped mountains. Over six million people lived in this varied land, with over 100 different cultures. The strength of Inca rule managed to hold these different landscapes and cultures together in one huge empire.

      Many Inca towns, such as Machu Picchu, were built on small areas of flat land in the mountainous landscape.

      DID YOU KNOW?

      The Incas were not the only ancient civilization to develop in South America. Before them, several other civilizations had existed. The Chavin civilization lasted from 1500 BCE to 300 BCE, in the mountains of Peru. The Nazca civilization lasted from 200 BCE to 600 CE, along the coastal desert areas of southern Peru. The Mochica (100 ce to 800 CE) lived in northern parts of Peru, and the Chimu (900 ce to 1430) lived in northern desert coastal areas.

      Around 200 BCE, well before the Inca civilization, people created lines and patterns in the landscape. They did this by moving stones from the surface of bare, rocky, sandy areas. These huge shapes are called Nazca lines.

      How did geography affect the Incas?

      The geography of the Inca Empire affected many aspects of Inca life. The mountains influenced how Incas traveled,

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