The Two Major Cities of the Inca Empire : Cuzco and Machu Picchu - History Kids Books | Children's History Books

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Perhaps you've heard about the ancient cities of Cuzco and Machu Picchu. They were once cradles of life and civilization. Although they are no longer existing today, they still leave a powerful impression and knowledge on culture, architecture and life in general. There are lots more to learn from The Two Major Cities of the Inca Empire. Start reading (and learning) today!

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• History of the Incas

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• Publié par: Speedy Publishing LLC
• Date de parution: 15 juillet 2017
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781541919730
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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The Two Major Cities of the Inca Empire:
Cuzco and Machu Picchu
History Kids Books
Children’s History Books





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T he Inca Empire, at its height, was the largest political structure in South America before the Europeans arrived. It had two great cities, Cuzco and Machu Picchu. Let’s find out what these cities were like.






Inca Empire








Two great cities
M illions of people were subjects of the Inca Empire, but most of them lived in villages and small towns. This makes sense, as most of the people were farmers and lived near their farms. However, the Inca Empire had a political capital (Cuzco) and a religious center (Machu Picchu), among other cities. The two cities looked different and served very different purposes.






Cuzco
C uzco (or Cusco, or even Qosqo) is in the south-east of Peru, about eleven thousand feet high in the Andes Mountains. The Inca chose this place for their capital early in the time of their empire, in the thirteenth century. It remained the political center of the region until Spain conquered the Inca Empire.







Inca terrace ruins in Moray, Cuzco, Peru







Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia), Huacachina, Peru
























































































































































































































T he name of the city is based on a phrase in the Quechua language, “qusqu wanka”. This means “the rock of the owl.” This refers to a myth about the beginnings of the Inca people, how one of the founding four brothers and four sisters first turned into an owl, then flew to where the city should be, and then turned into a rock.







B efore the Inca arrived, the Killke culture had built a fortress on the site around 1100 CE. Before that building there were even older structures in the area.