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by Alex H., Ashley-Britt H. & Jae Min A.
Visit to Peru 2004 new
by M. Hos-McGrane
Other Inca Resources on the Web
History of the Incas
Conquistadors
On-line Learning Adventure > The
Incas : PBS Online
Through this Web site, middle and high school classes can access an
array of interactive activities and engaging information to learn more
about the arrival of the Spanish Conquistadors in the New World and
the historical legacy of their contact with Native Americans. There
is a section on the
conquest of the Incas and growth
of the Inca Empire.
The
Conquest of the Inca Empire: Francisco Pizarro - is part
of a larger website about the Age of Discovery and Exploration and has
other pages about a wide variety of Europeans who explored the "New
World" .
Incas
& Conquistadors : David Bailey personal homepage
Website examines tthe key characters in the struggles between the Incas
and the Conquistadors, and examines possible motives for their actions.
Inca
Mummies Discovered in Peru : BBC News Online April
2002
Archaeologists have discovered a collection of thousands of mummies
in a town close to the Peruvian capital Lima.
The
Incas : Laila Holtet, Tawantinsuyu Productions, Oslo, Norway
Here is a site with several articles on Inca history and the period
of the conquest. Topics include:
An Overview of the First Eight Inca Rulers which describes many
famous Inca rulers with illustrations by Poma de Ayala, The Year of
1532, Children of the Sunm Inca Tupac Amaru II and more.
History
of the Conquest of Peru by William Prescott
Online version of the William Prescott classic provided by the World
Wide School.
Chronicles
of the Incas, 1540 - A view of the Incan economy
from conquistador Pedro de Cieza de Léon, provided by Modern
History Sourcebook.
Andes Web Ring
Page :
Tupac Amaru II : The Life, Times and Execution of the Last Inca
: Articles & Photographs by James Q. Jacobs
Articles on Andean prehistory, Inca history, colonial history, photographs
of Machu Picchu, other Inca sites and the Festival of the Sun are available
from this site.
South
American Civilizations: The Moche and Inca -
A segment of the Central and South American WWW Research Institute at
Richard Stockton College of New Jersey directed by Elizabeth Rozsa.
The Andes
: ThinkQuest Junior Entry 1999
Student produced web project about the geography and cultures of the
Andes region of South America. There is information about the Inca civilization
as well.
Pizarro
and the Conquestt of the Inca - student project from Ogden
Middle School.
Inca
Culture
The Incas: Art & Culture
Site written and published by a native of Ecuador,Jorge Ruiz,
features short articles and images about Inca pottery, gold, masonry,
an overview of the Inca rules and a historical timeline.s.
Inca Architecture
: R. Finch, Rutahsa Adventures
A good introductory essay with links to the author's own beautiful photographs.
Ice
Treasures of the Inca : National Geographic Online
An interactive expedition following the path of the ancient Inca. with
more information on the ice mummies.. See also related article:
The Ice Maiden of Mt. Ampato and Juanita,
The Disturbance of a Sleeping Inca Girl..
Talking
Knots of the Inka : Archaeological Institute of America
Excerpt: "An Inka accounting system that used knotted strings called
quipus to record numerical data has long been known to scholars. The
complexity and number of knots indicated the contents of warehouses,
the number of taxpayers in a given province, and census figures."
Here is an essay on the subject from a 1996 publication.
Qpsqo, Inkas' Sacred Capital
Based on a book giving information on Qosqo City, Machupicchu, the Inka
Trail, Inka religion, agriculture and architecture etc. There are pages
on regional cuisine, traditions, and festivities as well.
Talking
Knots of the Inka
An Inka accounting system that used knotted strings called quipus
to record numerical data has long been known to scholars. The complexity
and number of knots indicated the contents of warehouses, the number
of taxpayers in a given province, and census figures. Were quipus also
used to record calendars, astronomical observations, accounts of battles
and dynastic successions, and literature? Here is an essay on the subject
from a 1996 publication from the Archaeological Institute of America
The
Quipu, an Incan Data Structure
Another article about Inca mathematics and record-keeping system.
Images
of Sites in Peru
Color photographs from a professor of archeology in the UK.
Sites include: Cuzco, La Sentenella, Machu Picchu, Nazca, Ollantaytambo,
Pisaq, Saqsaywaman, Tambo Colorado and more.
Inca-Related
Articles
These are part of a large collection of published articles which were
made available by Professor Tirado at Millersville University to commemorate
the 500th Anniversary of Columbus and the Voyages of Discovery.
Columbus and the Age
of Discovery Text Archive
As its contribution to the 500th anniversary of The Encounter of Two
Worlds, Millersville University of Pennsylvania created a text retrieval
system on Columbus and the Age of Discovery. A joint project of the
History and Academic Computing departments, the site contains hundreds
of text articles from magazines, journals, newspapers and other sources
relating to various encounter themes. Here are two annotated listx of
the articles and their sources all of which can be downloaded and read
into your word processor. [List
1] [List
2]
In addition, Dr Tirado's students have written a number of research
papers relating to age of discovery. Titles include: Spaniards
v. Incas and the Fall of the Inca Empire , Aztec
Mythology: Quetzalcoatl , and Quetzalcoatl
and Viracocha: How These Myths Resulted in the Downfall of the Aztec
and Inca Tribes.
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