The Incas : lords of the four quarters
| 1. Verfasser: |
Morris, Craig, 1939-2006
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| Weitere Verfasser: |
Von Hagen, Adriana
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| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
New York :
Thames & Hudson,
2011.
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| Umfang/Format: |
256 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm. |
| Schriftenreihe: |
Ancient peoples and places (Thames and Hudson)
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| Schlagworte: | |
| iDAI.gazetteer: |
Andes |
Inhaltsangabe:
- Prologue : the road to Chachapoyas
- Introduction : land of the four quarters
- The birth and growth of Tawantinsuyu
- The principles of statecraft : feared warriors, generous rulers
- The wealth of the empire : land, labor, and the worth of goods
- Religion and ideology : the sun, the moon, the oracles, the ancestors
- Technology and the arts : architects, potters, weavers, and smiths
- Cusco : capital of the realm
- Chinchaysuyu : land of the setting sun and the sacred shell
- Antisuyu : the road to Machu Picchu and beyond
- Qollasuyu and Kuntisuyu : herds, metals, and mountains of sacrifice
- The fall : bearded men from across the sea.
