NOTE:
This page has been updated. Many of the original sites are no longer online.
Substitutions have been made. Students may have a harder time finding
the answers on the sites I have added.
Students study the
Inca in social
studies. They have been learning about the Ice mummies and have been
introduced to the textile designs of the Andean region in social studies.
Begin your study with any question that interests you.
You do not need to go in any certain order. Click on the underlined words in the question
or on the URL address to go to the sites.
1.
Use the following sites
listed below to
answer these questions.
Where did the Inca live? See Geography
of the Inca. What
are your reactions to the images of the landscapes from this
Machu Picchu site? Which locations (Inca sites) did you choose to
explore? Describe your reaction to the panoramic views. Why
do you think these places are sacred?
Listen to the music from
Machu Picchu Store some other time (try this site from home)
2.
Follow the Inca
Trail--How did the places get their names? You can also tour
the Inca Trail from the interactive
map. (Thanks to my students, we found this site takes you to more
information about Hiram Bingham than the sites in question #4)
3.
Visit some of the other
locations in Peru from this site How do the various
cultures compare? What similarities do you see in these
pre-Columbian cultures? What differences? Be sure to click on
the small thumbnail images to see a larger view.
4.
Find out about Hiram Bingham-
explorer
of the land of the Inca. What inspired him to explore the land
of the Inca? (link for this question was broken)
5.
Find out about the Ice
Mummies. Why were
these people sacrificed? How did they stay so well preserved?
How were the Inca similar to
other pre-Columbian civilizations? In what ways were they
different? Do you see evidence
of cultural sharing?
13.
Art of the Incas -- Use the sites listed to answer these questions.
What were some of the arts of the
Inca? What types of gold art objects did
the Inca create? What were the purposes of these items? How does the gold
work compare to that of other
cultures?
Note: Best sites for this is no
longer online. Check out some books.
Look at
some of the information on this site about the history
of Peru. Compare the Inca
and Moche
cultures.
16.
Study
the Inca using this web page designed by sixth grade students. It
provides an excellent resource on history
and culture of the Inca.It is easy to
read and easy to understand.
NOTE TO TEACHERS:
Preview these sites and let me know if links are broken or misdirected.
Email address on home page. Give me a little lead time before you need
this page with students if work needs to be done. The quality art sites
are no longer on line. You can find excellent examples of Incan art in books.
