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Machu Picchu The ‘ Old Mountain’

Machu Picchu The ‘ Old Mountain’. Machu Picchu the ’ Old Mountain’ is an Inca site located 2,430 metres above sea level . The most familiar icon of the Inca World. (15th century ) It’s also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Machu Picchu The ‘ Old Mountain’

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  1. Machu PicchuThe ‘ Old Mountain’

  2. Machu Picchu the ’Old Mountain’ is an Inca site located 2,430 metresabovesealevel. The most familiaricon of the Inca World. (15th century) It’salso a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

  3. Machu Picchuwasbuiltin the classicalIncastylewithpolisheddrystonewalls.Itsthreeprimarybuildingsare the Itihuatanastone, theTemple of the sun and the room of the threewidows.

  4. The SapaIncawastheall-powerfulemperor, theleaderthe ’onlyemperor’,thedirectdescendant of the sungod Inti.Whenever he lefthispalacehisfacewascoveredwithtranslucentcloth. He wore an outfitonce, livedin a goldenpalace and had manywives and mighthave 100 children. a SapaIncaa

  5. The Incasdidnothavewritingbutusedknotsinropestostoremathematicalinformation. They made lovelyjewellery, colourfulartifacts and weregreatarchitects.

  6. Achievements important to the success of the Inca Empire: Communication: (roads, runners) Specialized Professions (engineers, metal workers, stone masons, other artisans) Service Tax (huge free labor force) Technology (terrace farming, surplus crops, irrigation systems) Strong Central Government (all powerful Inca, strict laws, basic needs satisfied) Recap of Inventions: Terrace Farming Freeze Dried Foods Use of Gold and Silver Marvelous Stonework Wonderful Textiles Aqueducts (the Incas were frequent bathers) Hanging Bridges Panpipes Systems of Measurement (calendar, quipus)

  7. The Incasneverinventedthewheel. Theyneverinvented a system of writing. Yet, highin the ruggedAndesMountains of South America, the Incasbuiltthousands of milesofwell-pavedroads, everyonein the empire waswell fed and no onewashomeless.

  8. Hiram Bingham(1875-1956)

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