Ancient America
The Inka Empire
When the Spanish under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrived in Peru in 1532, they encountered the Inka empire. With a population of about 8 […]
Ancient America
Ancient America: Book Burning
Writing first appeared in the Maya area about 400 BCE. The Maya developed their writing systems more elaborately than any other group in the Americas. […]
Ancient America: 3,000 Years Ago
Three thousand years ago-about 1000 BCE-there was a lot going on around the world. Some examples: Egypt: the New Kingdom era was collapsing Mesopotamia: Babylon […]
Ancient America: 4,000 Years Ago
Four thousand years ago, the Bronze Age was just beginning in Europe and in China. Palace civilizations were beginning in the Aegean. The chariot had […]
Ancient America: Hovenweep
In 1854 a Mormon expedition under the leadership of W. D. Huntington reported finding some ancient ruins in southeast Utah. Twenty years later, the photographer […]
Ancient America: The Moche
While the Inka (Inca) are probably the best-known of the ancient civilizations of South America because they were flourishing when the Spanish arrived, there were […]
Ancient America: The Mayan Ball Game
The Mesoamerican ball game was played throughout Mesoameria-Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras. In addition, a version of the game was played by the Hohokam […]
Ancient America: 1,500 Years Ago
A thousand years before the Spanish invasion of the Americas began, American Indians were living throughout North America. Furthermore, they had lived on this continent […]
Ancient America: Rock Art
For thousands of years Indian people left evidence of their presence on the land with rock art: pictographs and petroglyphs. Pictographs are created by painting […]
Ancient America: 8,000 Years Ago
Eight thousand years ago, the people in the British Isles as well as in most of Europe were still living as hunters and gatherers. They […]