University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina: A Small Dictionary of Pagan Gods and Goddesses
This site gives an alphabetical listing of all the gods and goddesses worshiped by cultures of ancient South America. The gods that belonged to the Incas have Inca in brackets after the name. A short description of each god or goddess is...
Other
Cultures of the Andes: Poems
Gives poems in the Quechua language of the Incas - some with English translations.
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
Loon Lake Elementary School: Hernando De Soto
A biography of Hernando De Soto (1500?-1542), a Spanish explorer who led the first European expedition to reach the Mississippi River. His group arrived at the river in 1541 during a search for gold. De Soto also took part in the Spanish...
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Macmillan/mc Graw Hill: The World: Vol. 1: The Ancient World: Lesson 6 Quiz
A short quiz on the Inda.
Study Languages
Study Spanish: Machu Picchu
This site has a explanation in Spanish and English with a few comprehension questions about Machu Picchu. Additional links are provided for more information on this architectural marvel. Great reading selection for beginning and...
Other
Language Crossing: History of Peru
Offers a brief summary of the history of Peru starting with the Pre-Conquest, going through the Spanish Conquest and Independence and ending with modern times.
Study Languages
Study Spanish: Cuzco
This site has an explanation in Spanish and English with a few comprehension questions about Cuzco. Great reading selection for beginning and intermediate Spanish students.
Study Languages
Study Spanish: La Llama
This site has an explanation in Spanish and English with a few comprehension questions about the llama in the Andes area of South America. Additional links are provided for more information on this unique animal. Great reading selection...
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Francisco Pizarro: Explorer
A short biography of Francisco Pizarro.
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
Loon Lake Elementary School: Francisco Pizarro
A biography of Francisco Pizarro which highlights his conquering of Peru and discovery of the Incan empire.
Other
Language Crossing: History of Ecuador
Offers a brief summary of the history of Ecuador starting with the Pre-Conquest, going through the Spanish Conquest,Independence and Gran Columbia and ending with modern times.
Study Languages
Study Spanish: Los Conquistadores
This resource on Spanish conquistadors focuses on Cortes, Alvarado and Pizarro. Additional links are provided for more information on this topic. Great reading selection for beginning and intermediate Spanish students.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Mesoamerica
Discussion of the farming styles of various Mesoamerican Indians, at the bottom of the page is a discussion of the Incan terrace farming system.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Machu Picchu Facts and History
Explores the history of Machu Picchu and other interesting facts.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Atahualpa
Atahualpa was the last of the Incas rulers. When the Spanish under Pizarro defeated the Incas, they captured Atahualpa. Even though he paid gold and professed Christianity, he was executed by strangling in 1533.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Manco Capac
An Inca Manco Capac, the first king of the Kingdom of Cuzco, according to Inca mythology.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Machu Picchu, Peru
Machu Picchu is a famous Inca site found deep in the mountains of Peru. Sometimes known as 'The Lost City of the Incas', it was largely unknown by the outside world until it was brought to international attention in 1911 by Hiram...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Temple of the Sun, 1534
A plan of the Inca Temple of the Sun in Cuzco, Peru. "The modern structure of the convent of Santo Domingo, built in 1534, is at A, which contains in its construction some remains of the walls of the older edifice. B is a cloister. C, an...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Early Spanish Map of Peru, 1774
A facsimile of an early Spanish map of Peru and northwest South America, from the Paris (1774) edition of Zarate. The map is in French, and the map coverage extends from Panama to the Paria River delta (Orinoco) of Venezuela in the north...
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Unesco: Peru: Rio Abiseo National Park
The park was created in 1983 to protect the fauna and flora of the rainforests that are characteristic of this region of the Andes. There is a high level of endemism among the fauna and flora found in the park. The yellow-tailed woolly...
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Prehistory of the Andean Peoples (1998)
Extensive coverage of South America prehistory. Site and links include enormous photo gallery, essays, and bibliographies for topics such as Chavin, Moche, and Inca cultures, cultural monuments, and migration theories.
Curated OER
Prehistory of the Andean Peoples (1998)
Extensive coverage of South America prehistory. Site and links include enormous photo gallery, essays, and bibliographies for topics such as Chavin, Moche, and Inca cultures, cultural monuments, and migration theories.
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