Explores the history and culture of the ancient Incas and examines their emperors and gods, religion and rituals, art and architecture, and their conquests and fall of their empire.
Content Note
The science of the past : why it matters -- Before the Inca -- Children of the sun -- Life in a highland family -- Growing up among the Inca -- Medicine, magic, and death -- The top of the Inca pyramid -- Warriors, war, and keeping the peace -- Buildings, bridges, and roads -- The war of two brothers -- Suncasapa, the bearded one -- The aftermath of conquest.