Access to formal education in Incan society was limited to children of the central nobility and certain levels of the curacal (hatun curaca). They attended the yachaywasi (house of …

Nov 8, 2025 · The Inca are an Indigenous people of South America who ruled an empire that extended along the Pacific coast and Andean highlands, from the northern border of modern …

Sep 15, 2014 · Machu Picchu Aerial View Dan Merino (CC BY) The Inca civilization flourished in ancient Peru between c. 1400 and 1533 CE. The Inca Empire eventually extended across …

Mar 11, 2015 · The Inca Empire was a vast South American civilization that at its peak stretched over 2,500 miles. Overwhelmed by Sp...

The year is 1475. It’s wintertime, and the Inca (EENG-kah) royal family is vacationing in Machu Picchu, a small city that serves as their royal retreat in what’s now Peru. The Inca capital city, …

Jul 20, 2025 · The Inca civilization was the largest and most advanced empire in pre-Columbian South America. Centered in the Andes Mountains of Peru, the Inca Empire (Tawantinsuyu) …

Incan pottery was distinctive and normally had a spherical body with a cone-shaped base. The pottery would also include curved handles and often featured animal heads, such as jaguars …