Lost Civilization -- Inca

Author: Shen Xiaoyu
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: Inca, a mythical kingdom, a magical land. The legends of the Incas record the stories of the empire's 13 emperors. Some scholars have called the Inca "one of the most successful centralized states in history," demonstrating a mature rationality in social organization that was rare on the American continent at the time, as well as numerous iconic cultural achievements built on this mature social system. The Inca possessed a highly developed road system spanning thousands of kilometers, known as the "Roman of the New World"; their agriculture featured advanced terraces and irrigation systems; their massive stone architecture still stands tall today. The elegant prose and exquisite images in this book present to readers the highly developed history of the Inca civilization before the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century.