The Inca
Subtitle: pre-Columbian Americans
By: National Geographic Learning
Series: National Geographic ladders. Social studies; National Geographic ladders
Publisher: National Geographic Learning; Cengage Learning; National Geographic School Pub
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Chicago]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781535844710; 9781285349183; 9781535844734; 9781285349206; 9781535844727; 9781285349190
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Incas; Llamas; Indians of South America; Antiquities
Description: This book explores the Inca people, a group of people who lived in South America several hundred years ago. Articles explore the Inca's modern relatives, talks about an animal called a llama and how the Inca relied on it for day-to-day life, and includes a narrative titled "High-Altitude Archaeology" that describes the study of past cultures high in the mountains.
Table of contents: title: Who were the Inca?: history article / Andrea Alter; title: Lland of the llamas: social studies article / Sheri Reda; title: A tour of Machu Picchu: historical tour / Mary Peake; title: High-altitude archaeology: narrative / Andrea Alter; title: Inca artifacts: photo essay / Lily Tucker.