Incas

= The Inca Empire =

Myths and Legends
[|The Big Myth] The Inca section of the Big Myth website tells the story of how Manco Capak and Mama Ocllo founded Cuzco, using interactive flash animation. Also includes information on Inca beliefs and an index of Inca Gods and Goddesses. Also includes exercises which students can complete while exploring the website.

[|First people - the legends] Comprehensive collection of Inca tales (and tales from other Native American tribes) presented in a no-frills format.

Myths and Legends
[|The Big Myth] The Inca section of the Big Myth website tells the story of how Manco Capak and Mama Ocllo founded Cuzco, using interactive flash animation. Also includes information on Inca beliefs and an index of Inca Gods and Goddesses. Also includes exercises which students can complete while exploring the website. [|First people - the legends] Comprehensive collection of Inca tales (and tales from other Native American tribes) presented in a no-frills format.

Inca civillization
[|Machu Picchu: unveiling the mystery of the Incas] Educational website hosted by the Yale Peabody Museum in conjunction with an exhibition focusing on the Hiram Bingham's 1911 discovery of the famous Peruvian archaeological site of Machu Picchu and the ** Inca ** civilisation for which it was a centre. Brief details of the exhibition and its associated events are accompanied by an extensive and excellent social studies curriculum. Containing detailed lesson plans, although this curriculum is primarily designed to accompany the exhibition, it is also an excellent independent resource for teachers of grades 6 to 9. [|The Ancient Web: Ancient Peru] The Peru section of this beautifully illustrated website gives a great introduction to various aspects of the Inca Empire including: Inca culture, Pizarro and the conquest of Peru, the royal tombs of Sirpan and the Chachapoyas. The Ancient Web also has information on a wide range of other ancient empires from across the globe.

[|The Lost Inca Empire] website accompaying the PBS TV series. Information, photos and videos about a range of Inca-related topics, including Machu Picchu and Inca mummies.

[|Modern History Sourcebook: Pedro de Cieza de Léon] Short description of the Incas, written by a conquistador.

Pizarro and the Conquest of the Incas
[|Conquistadors: the conquest of the Incas] An attractive, easy-to-use website which details the story of Pizarro's conquest of the Incas.

Videos
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History's Turning Points - The Conquest of the Incas //When Piz////arro, 170 soldiers and a friar arrived, The Inca, scornful of the scruffy Spaniards, invited them to stay in the town. They kidnapped the Inca, collected a ransom and killed him. But the plunder had only begun. The Spaniards diseases wiped out 90% of the Incas.//