Step into the Inca World

by Steele, Philip

• ISBN13: 9781844763047
• ISBN10: 1844763048
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-08-22
• Publisher: Southwater

Summary

Step back in time to discover the spectacular world of the Incas and their ancestors. Successors to the Chimu gold workers and the Tiwanaku lake people, the Incas ruled the most spectacular empire South America has ever seen. The land of the Sun God was bright with many treasures houses of gold, the most fabulous clothes and huge stone buildings. This book uncovers the secrets of the mummy bundles, the mystery of the giant lines in the Nazca desert and the intricate rope bridges high in the Andes Mountains. Projects actively involve the reader in understanding the past: make a reed boat that really floats, create an Inca drum and design a tunic fit for an emperor.

Table of Contents

Peoples of the Andes	p. 4
The Great Empire	p. 6
Makers of History	p. 8
Lords of the Sun	p. 10
The Inca State	p. 12
Nobles and Peasants	p. 14
On Land and Water	p. 16
Master Masons	p. 18
Town Dwellers	p. 20
An Inca House	p. 22
Inside the Home	p. 24
Hunting and Fishing	p. 26
Living on the Land	p. 28
Food and Feasts	p. 30
Textiles and Tunics	p. 32
Jewels and Feathers	p. 34
Everyday Crafts	p. 36
Metals and Mining	p. 38
Gods and Spirits	p. 40
Temples and Sacrifices	p. 42
Festivals and Rituals	p. 44
Flutes, Drums and Dice	p. 46
Medicine and Magic	p. 48
Inca Knowledge	p. 50
Married Life	p. 52
An Inca Childhood	p. 54
Land of the Dead	p. 56
Warriors and Weapons	p. 58
Eclipse of the Sun	p. 60
Glossary	p. 62
Index	p. 64
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