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The Rise and Fall of the Incas

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Book meta-data
  • Reading Box: Sapphire (Levels 29-30)
  • Year: f-five
  • Fiction/Nonfiction: Non-fiction
  • Theme/Topic: Ancient people, History, The arts
  • Genre: Report
  • Strategy/Skills: Monitoring for meaning, Sequencing
  • Page Count: 32
  • Reading Level: 30
  • Item Code: 200252
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Reader Description

Hundreds of years ago, the Incan Empire was one of the largest in the world. It contained almost twelve million people who spoke more than twenty different languages. How did this empire become so strong, and what caused it to crumble only a few centuries later?

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Design a logo or an icon for the Incan people. It could be a shield or a flag that shows the important things in Incan culture. Use symbols and pictures to show: • the three main values that guided the Incas's lives; • the kind of land they lived on; • their homes and statues.

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