Find out about the incredible and widespread Inca Empire. You can read about the geography of the empire, the religion, governmental structure, record-keeping system, and diet. Be sure to click on the hyperlinks or pictures to get even...

Gordon McEwan details the rise and fall of the Inca Empire.

A look at the Inca Empire as rumors began to fly about pale strangers arriving on the coast. Read about the illnesses and civil wars that weakened the empire just in time for the appearance of the conquistadors. Be sure to click on the...

Grab quick facts and answer quiz questions to test your knowledge about the Inca empire by flipping over this interactive OLogy card.

Take an interactive, multiple choice quiz over the Inca Empire. After completing the quiz, check your score, and then revisit any incorrect question for further review.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage describes the Inca Empire and shares a theory about how the civilization disappeared. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage describes the ancient city of Cuzco, the center of activity during the Inca Empire. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary...

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Incan empire. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

In the Andes Mountains lies the focus of the research presented in this exhibit, Machu Picchu, thought to be a retreat for ancient rulers of the Inca.

Fascinating and comprehensive look at the indigenous culture of Otavalo, Ecuador. Excellent photographs accompany this cultural treatise that examines the history, industry, and tourism of Otavalo. Additional links access more specific...

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Incan city Cuzco. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

A huge website that provides a virtual field trip exploring the Spanish adventurers who quested for gold and land in the New World. The site has information on Pizarro, Orellana, Cabeza de Vaca, Cortes as well as extensive information...

Discover the original language of the Inca empire, Quechua. Study a starter set of vocabulary and test recognition and understanding through games.

Site giving links to information on some of the more infamous conquistadors who conquered the Inca.

From their capital, Cuzco, in the central Peruvian Andes, the Inca created a huge empire reaching over 2,400 miles along the length of the Andes. View pictures and descriptions of Incan ritual vessels in this essay.

The Inka capital Cusco and principal outlying towns of the Inka Empire were organized around a public plaza with a specially-constructed platform placed facing a designated sacred central space called the ushnu. The ushnu platform was a...

An extensive history of Machu Picchu beginning with the construction up to the discovery by Hiram Bingham. There is an entire page devoted to the cultural pillaging of Machu Picchu that is very interesting.

A short quiz on the Inda.

This site has an explanation in Spanish and English with a few comprehension questions about Cuzco. Great reading selection for beginning and intermediate Spanish students.

Image of Lake Titicaca during Inca empire.

(1475-1541) Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire.

(1475-1541) Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire.

Get the facts on the earliest forms of money and the origins of the U.S dollar, discover which country created the first paper money, and find out how the Inca built a great empire without using money.