Lost Civilization Inca

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Publish Date: 2001-10-01
Features: Inca, a mythical land, a magical land. The legends of the Incas narrate the stories of the empire's 13 emperors. Some scholars have called the Inca one of the "most successful centralized states in world history." The Inca demonstrated a mature rationality in social organization, which was quite rare on the American continent at the time, and achieved many iconic cultural achievements through this well-developed social system. The Inca possessed an advanced road system stretching for thousands of kilometers, known as the "Rome of the New World"; the Inca's agriculture featured sophisticated terraced fields and water systems; the Inca's massive stone structures remain standing to this day. The beautiful prose and exquisite illustrations in this book present readers with a vivid history of the highly developed Inca civilization before the Spanish invasion in the 16th century.