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Inca: Children of the Sun
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    Overview: Chapter 11
    Overview: Chapter 11
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    Threads That Speak: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Inca
    Threads That Speak: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Inca
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    Ambition Unbound
    Ambition Unbound
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    City in the Sky: Machu Picchu
    City in the Sky: Machu Picchu
    National Geographic • Article
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    The Other Machu Picchu
    The Other Machu Picchu
    National Geographic • Article
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    Well-Watered Valleys and Fertile Farms of the Inca
    Well-Watered Valleys and Fertile Farms of the Inca
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    Peru’s Ice Maiden
    Peru’s Ice Maiden
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    Having Great Grandma as Your Closest Advisor
    Having Great Grandma as Your Closest Advisor
    National Geographic • Article
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    Inca Road System
    Inca Road System
    National Geographic • Article
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    Inca Sacrifice
    Inca Sacrifice
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    “Highly Skilled” Inca Surgeons
    “Highly Skilled” Inca Surgeons
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    Running Inca Real Estate
    Running Inca Real Estate
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    Island of the Sun
    Island of the Sun
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    Pisac Ruins
    Pisac Ruins
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    Inca Children Drugged Before Sacrificed
    Inca Children Drugged Before Sacrificed
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    Guns, Germs, and Steel: Spanish Conquest of the Inca
    Guns, Germs, and Steel: Spanish Conquest of the Inca
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Ambition Unbound

The Inca ruled over a vast realm after conquering 300,000 square miles in a few generations. Their rule extended over as many as 12 million people who spoke at least 20 languages. The map shows the extent of the Inca Empire.

Click on the Learn More button to view an interactive map of the Inca Empire.

Text Source: Pringle, H. “Finding Machu Picchu.” National Geographic April 2011: 219(4), 59-61.
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