Have you ever heard of Machu Picchu? Machu Picchu is the beautiful stone carvings made in the Andes Mountains. Machu Picchu is such a wonderful place to travel because it has so much history behind it‚ also it is located in a beautiful setting‚ and its mysterious. Machu Picchu is an amazing place to travel because it has so much history behind it‚ how it got there‚ who discovered it‚ and much more. The carvings were built by the Inca ruler Manco II in 1535 when he fled the spanish conquest. These
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The Inca of Peru lived in a rough environment that only a few would survive. The Inca had tribes called the Moche‚ Nazca and the Paracas. They would barley lasted 100 years. This movie is about there accomplishments and struggles. Machu Picchu a city that laid hidden for many years until 1911 when a American explore Hiram Bingham discovered it. It was high in the mountains‚ it had been there for 400 years. High in the Andes mountains were the environment was harsh. The Inca people adapted
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CIVILIZATIONS OF THE AMERICAS DBQ This task is based on the accompanying documents. Some of these documents have been edited for the purpose of this task. This task is designed to test your ability to work with historic documents. As you analyze the documents‚ take into account both the source of the document and the author’s point of view Historical Context Between 300 and 1500‚ three advanced civilizations developed in Central and South America. Ruins from the Mayan civilization remain
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Aztec - Inca DBQ The advancement in the Inca and Aztec was very great in religion‚ technology and trade throughout their empire. Religion‚ taking a major part in both societies‚ was one of the highlighting themes of empire development being the root of advanced evolving features. The Aztec Empire‚ taking part in a devoted polytheistic religion‚ they practiced many rituals the main one being sacrifice. Documents 2 and 5 demonstrate the importance of sacrifice being shown in decorations on pyramids
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Machu Picchu was an ancient civilization‚ in the Andes mountains‚ built between 1300 and 1500 AD. One of the reasons this agricultural wonder is so fascinating is because the people that built the structures did not have tools to assist them in constructing it. Till this day the structures still stand strong in the Andes mountains. At the time Machu Picchu was built they didn’t have any heavy lifting machines‚ this made it difficult to move the larger rocks. These people were resilient and moved
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features like the Chateau de Chambord with its beautiful iconic monumental features. The Salzburg with its architectural masterpiece being able to be beautifully conserved as it was slowly developed over the Middle Ages to the nineteenth century. Machu Picchu with its beautiful authenticity with the most extraordinary urban creation of the Inca Empire‚ which would be a good archaeological source. But their all-missing one thing they’re all not the Arc de Triomphe with its beautiful History inscribed
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TOURISM CASE STUDIES: Some key facts for revision 1 | | | | |7.2 The impact that tourism has had on people and their environment | |7.2 The impact that tourism has had on people and their environment in a| |in an MEDC Ayia Napa‚ Cyprus | |LEDC.
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wrote‚ Hiram Bingham. This was Hiram Bingham’s description of when he first discovered Machu Picchu. Machu Picchu is an abandoned Incan religious retreat located on the eastern slopes of the Vilcanota mountain range‚ 80 miles away from the city Cusco. Machu Picchu has over 3‚000 steps‚ stretches over five miles long‚ and had over 150 buildings. The abandonment of the amazing architectural accomplishment of Machu Picchu was caused by factors such as the Spanish invasion of the Incan Empire‚ the smallpox
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Unique Peru Distinct Climate That Make This Unmatched Destination Peru is small country located on the western South America. This country holds one of the world’s most diverse climates with a record 30 out of the 32 world climates and over 90 mini-climates (cite). The varied climatic conditions also give rise to a sundry ecosystem that makes the small country host a number of different and interesting natural attractions such as snow peaked mountains‚ beautiful islands and beaches and sandy desserts
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Case Study Analysis of Mount Everest-1996 MOUNTAINS ARE NOT MOLEHILLS Scot Crenshaw‚ Ph.D. Nicie Murphy‚ Ph.D. Michael Sturdivant Harding University Abstract If Mount Everest were an empire‚ its motto would undoubtedly be “I shall not be conquered”. However formidable‚ this giant which stands over 8000 meters above sea level into the sky‚ did not seem to intimidate the owners of the commercial guide companies‚ Adventure
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