The Inca Empire for Kids: A Captivating Guide to the Incas and Their Civilization, from Early Beginnings to the Spanish Conquest

Written by Captivating History

Narrated by Jay Herbert

Get ready for a journey into the mountains of South America!

Grab your investigative tools, and get ready to meet the Inca people. They were the biggest civilization in the Americas during their time, so how did they fall so quickly to the Spanish conquistadors? Dive into this audiobook to learn more about the Inca Empire in a fun, up-to-date journey through its history.

The Incas existed around the same time as the Aztecs and the Maya, but archaeologists are still working to uncover their secrets. They have already told us so much about this mysterious civilization, and this audiobook uncovers those secrets.

For example, did you know the Incas never developed a system of writing? That meant that everything had to be told orally and just remembered! In this audiobook, you will learn many more facts about the Inca Empire, including:

• How llamas saved the people from the Great Flood
• A temple completely covered in gold
• Pachacuti, the first Inca emperor
• Who built Machu Picchu and the most recent theories about why it was built
• What kind of animal Cuzco was shaped like
• A civil war between two brothers
• The tribes before the Incas
• How the Spanish conquered the Incas in only a few short years
• Túpac Amaru, the last Inca ruler

In history, there is never a dull moment, and this is certainly true of the Incas. Get ready to dive into the biggest civilization in the Americas.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Captivating History
• Release date: Sep 4, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822620605

Reviews for The Inca Empire for Kids

[David Love · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This book has some good information in it. I like the varied activities at the end of the chapters. The narrator gives off “educational cartoon narrator” vibes, and I mean that as a compliment. The one thing that irked me was that the narrator constantly pronounced Spanish or Spanish-derived words as if they were English words. For example, the city of Quito (which comes up a lot) is pronounced “kwee-toh” instead of “kee-toh”. Didn’t the director catch it? Did the director not know? That drove me up the wall, but that was my only complaint.