North Bethesda School

Empire of the Andes:

Web Investigation

Project Rubric and Links 

Architecture 

• NOVA - The Lost Empire 
• About Peru History - Inca Architecture 
• Discover Peru - Inca Architecture 

Engineering and Technology  

• MIT - Inca Leapt Canyons with Fiber Bridges 

Money, Taxes, and Metal Work (Metallurgy) 

• The Incas - Metallurgy 
• Peru Archaeolological: Ancient Peruvian Metallugy Studied 

Musical Instruments, Ceramics, and Textiles 

• Inca - Authentic Instruments 
• About Inca History - Peruvian Art
• About Inca History - Inca Music

Quipus (Accounting) 

• Quipue - A Modern Mystery 
• About.com - Knotty Problems - Ancient Writing System of the Inca 
• About.com - Quipu - Ancient Writing System of the Inca #2 

Religion 

• University of Cumbria - Inca Religion 

Roads 

• About.com - Inca Road 
• Highway of an Empire - The Inca Road 

General Information 

• Mr. Donn 

For further research, check out Britannica and Culture Grams in the Online Resources folder in Media file on your computer panel.