sacred city of Machu Picchu (in Quechua: old mountain) is the greatest Inca masterpiece. Incredibly daring and inventive‚ it was built on the most difficult‚ wild and inaccessible mountain area available. It is known world-wide not only for its impressive and unique ruins‚ but also for its unusual location on the edge of an abyss‚ from which one can appreciate the vigorous waters of the Urubamba river. I wonder how the Incas were able to carry the huge blocks of stone to the top of the mountain
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The Inca Empire extended from Quito in Ecuador through Peru to the south of Chile. Like the May and Aztecs they were polytheistic. They had both priests and priestesses. Daily sacrifice was an important part of life and every evening a llama was sacrificed. Priests made sacrifices‚ looked after the objects in the temples‚ heard confessions‚ set penance‚ specialized in medicine and performed operations Gods Viracocha- Creator of all gods Inti- Sun god Mama- Kilya- moon mother Mama-
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University of Phoenix Material Week One Study Guide As you read this week’s required materials‚ complete this study guide. Review the material to study for the final examination in Week Five. This is a multipage assignment: double-check that you have completed each page before submitting. History and Archaeology I. Fill in the blanks to complete the following sentences. • The written record of the past and the study of past written records is called History . • The
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Document Based Questions: Civilization of the Americas Document 1: 1) Describe the significance of Mayan architecture evidenced in this temple at Tikal? Answer: This pyramid temple is evidence of the architectural skills of the Mayans. The significance of Mayan architecture evidenced in this temple at Tikal is that they were able to build monumental temples of stone‚ which they dedicated to both the gods and important rulers. The Maya Architecture‚ as well as their Art‚ has been called the richest
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with stones with that much precision back then was amazing. The Mayans developed a calendar and a writing system based on a hieroglyphic system. The Incas built a tremendous system of roads that stretched 3‚700 miles across the entire empire. They also built a system of channels to irrigate their crops to sustain their population. The Incas used a process of terracing to make the steep mountain sides of the Andes into farmable land. This process was a revolutionary farming movement to support
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a better translation. Introduction The ancient city of Machu Picchu is a symbol of community and dedication. Machu Picchu is an ancient Inca city in the Peruvian Andes‚ which was built around 1440. It was discovered in 1911 by the archaeologist Hiram Bingham. Machu Picchu is a testament to the incredible vision and engineering prowess of the Incas. An interesting feature of Machu Picchu is the evidence that it was a farming site. This is because of its location deep in the remote mountains
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history of architectural wonders and a more recent rediscovery. Anyone that elects to travel to Machu Picchu will certainly not be disappointed. As a first point‚ Machu Picchu was built by the Incas in the height of their empire‚ dating around 1450. Although Machu Picchu was first constructed by the Incas‚ many people have been through. According to “The Stones of Machu Picchu” by Duane Damon‚ “After its takeover by the Spanish conqueror Francisco Pizarro in the 1530s‚ men like Pedro Cieza de Leon
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Thousands of years ago‚ three great civilizations lived in what we now call South America. These three civilizations were the Mayans‚ Aztecs‚ and Incas and they settled in South America and Mesoamerica (a term used to describe the Americas before the arrival of the Spanish) where they lived for thousands of years until the Spanish arrived. One of the oldest civilizations of Mesoamerica‚ the Mayan civilization‚ which is located in modern-day Guatemala‚ lasted for approximately 3000 years‚ spanning
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than 500 years. Machu Picchu‚ commissioned by Inca emperor Pachacuti‚ was originally built as a ceremonial and administrative center for the Inca Empire. The complex‚ yet beautiful structure of the city‚ helps illustrate and advocate the cultural and architectural superiority that the Inca civilization had compared to other native tribes during their time before the invasions of the Spanish Conquistadors. Machu Picchu‚ commissioned by Inca emperor Pachacuti‚ was originally built as a ceremonial
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they made‚ they had similar designs throughout the empire. the only differences between homes and imperial temples were the temples were bigger and had better quality than the common homes that were found in the society. the most common material the Incas used in buildings was stone‚ they used it because they could shape them so they locked together to hold very well. The stone they used was usually only Yucay limestone‚ green Sacsahuaman diorite porphyry‚ and black andesite and they used harder stones
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