• Evidence shows that the Inca performed brain surgeries. • The Inca called their capital city, Cusco, the "belly button of the world." • Machu Picchu means “old peak” in the Quechua language....

The Inca people once ruled a vast empire in the Andes Mountains of South America. Their capital was Cuzco, in what is now Peru. The Inca Empire included about 12 million people at its peak in the early 1500s.

Come meet the incredible Inca Indians, the Children of the Sun. Explore Inca religion, dreams, and omens. Meet the Sapa Inca. Find out why other tribes decided to join the Inca Empire rather than fight the Inca warriors. Learn how the Inca nobles trained their heads to grow to a point.

The Inca people were the largest pre-Colombian civilization in the Americas from around 1400 CE. They made important contributions to culture, religion, and architecture. Skip to content

Kids learn about the ancient civilizations of the Americas including the Aztecs, Maya, and Inca Empires.

For the Inca Empire: Free Use lesson plans, classroom activities, interactive activities, learning modules for kids, review activities, and concluding activities and projects written by us and by other teachers for the Incas. These lessons are designed …

The Inca believed that Inti was their divine ancestor. Viracocha was believed to be the creator of the universe, the other gods, and people and animals. He had been worshiped by Andean peoples since pre-Inca times. Other major Inca deities included Apu Illapu, the god of thunder and rain, and Mama Quilla, the goddess of the moon.

Yet within 100 years of its rise in the fifteenth century, the Inca Empire would be no more. What happened? Gordon McEwan details the rise and fall of the Inca empire.Lesson by Gordon McEwan, animation by TED-Ed.Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible!

Gain instant access to this beautifully designed Unit on Incas, where kids will learn all about Where the Incas Lived, The Incan Empire and Its Rulers, Customs and Practices, Present Day Reminders of the Incas, and more.

Kids learn about the Timeline of the history of the Inca Empire including the rise of the Inca and the Spanish conquest.