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BBC

Bbc Newsround: Ancient Inca Roads Given World Heritage Status

For Students 1st - 5th
UNESCO selects important historical locations for preservation. Learn why roads from the Inca culture are now a World Heritage site.
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Read Works: Aztecs, Incas, and Mayans the Land of the Four Quarters

For Teachers 4th - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage describes the Inca Empire and shares a theory about how the civilization disappeared. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Inka Stone Vessels

For Students 9th - 10th
From their capital, Cuzco, in the central Peruvian Andes, the Inca created a huge empire reaching over 2,400 miles along the length of the Andes. View pictures and descriptions of Incan ritual vessels in this essay.
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Khan Academy: Machu Picchu

For Students 9th - 10th
Machu Picchu was built as a royal estate for the first Inca emperor, Pachacuti Inka Yupanqui, in the middle of the 15th century in modern-day Peru. View pictures, read about the architecture, and learn how it was used in the Incan society.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Parish of San Sebastian, Procession of Corpus Christi

For Students 9th - 10th
Inca, Spanish, and Christian traditions come together in this 17th-century painting of a religious procession in Cuzco. "Parish of San Sebastian" is part of a series of eighteen canvases. View pictures and read descriptions of this...
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Khan Academy: Introduction to the Inka

For Students 9th - 10th
The Inka had developed a complex culture deeply rooted in the traditions that came before them. Their textiles, ceramics, metal- and woodwork, and architecture all reflect the materials, environment, and cultural traditions of the Andes....
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Is an Inka Ushnu?

For Students 9th - 10th
The Inka capital Cusco and principal outlying towns of the Inka Empire were organized around a public plaza with a specially-constructed platform placed facing a designated sacred central space called the ushnu. The ushnu platform was a...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Keru Vessel

For Students 9th - 10th
A keru is a ceremonial Andean beaker that was an important part of Inka culture prior to the arrival of the Spaniards. The designs on these objects provides us with insights into a complex and fascinating society. View pictures of kerus...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Introduction to the Chimu Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
The Kingdom of Chimu flourished in the Moche River Valley until conquered by the Inca. Their massive adobe architecture is the only reminder of the might of the Chimu kings. View pictures and descriptions of their architecture, jewelry,...
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Khan Academy: City of Cusco

For Students 9th - 10th
Cusco was the capitol of Tawantinsuyu. It was the center of existence and a reflection of Inkan power. Read about life in the city and view pictures of the architecture.
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Khan Academy: Mesoamerica

For Students 9th - 10th
Civilization in Mesoamerica flourished and crashed repeatedly, giving rise to a distinctive worldview and some remaining mysteries. This article discusses the rise of early civilizations in this region.
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Khan Academy: All T'oqapu Tunic

For Students 9th - 10th
The All-T'oqapu Tunic is an example of the height of Andean textile fabrication and its centrality to Inka expressions of power. Read about the making of Andean textiles and their iconography.
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Khan Academy: Maize Cobs

For Students 9th - 10th
Inka visual expression often incorporated more naturalistic forms in small-scale metal objects. This silver alloy corncob sculpture is one example of this type of object. View pictures and read about this-form of Incan art.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Introduction to Andean Cultures

For Students 9th - 10th
From textiles to ceramics, metalwork, and architecture, Andean cultures produced art and architecture that responded to their natural environment and reflected their beliefs and social structures. Read more about the Andean culture in...
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Mocomi: Machu Picchu Facts and History

For Students 2nd - 8th
Explores the history of Machu Picchu and other interesting facts.
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Amazonia Expeditions: Cusco and Machu Picchu

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains good pictures of the ruins of Machu Picchu.

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