Incas: A Captivating Guide to the History of the Inca Empire and Civilization

By: Captivating History

Narrated by: Duke Holm

Length: 2 hrs and 8 mins

Publisher's Summary

Explore the captivating history of the Incas!

One of the most notable ancient cultures of South America is undoubtedly the Inca civilization. They once ruled over the largest empire in South America. Not only that - their empire was also the largest in the world at the time.

There are many mysteries surrounding the Incas. Where did the Incas originate? And how did they come to rule over their vast empire that incorporated mountaintops, tropical jungles, and coastal lands? What were the most notable achievements of their great kings? What did their temples and monuments look like, especially the capital city of Cuzco and their breathtaking mountaintop settlement at Machu Picchu in modern-day Peru?

Some of the topics and questions covered in this audiobook include:  

• How the Incas recorded their history
• The Inca creation myth
• The founding of the great city of Cuzco
• The first dynasty of Inca rulers and their greatest deeds
• The second dynasty of Inca rulers and their greatest deeds
• The rise of the Inca empire: a cosmological event?
• Social order in the Inca society
• The different roles of women in the Inca society
• Inca religious order and ideology
• Tour of the greatest Inca sights
• From Pachacuti to the arrival of the Spanish
• The Spanish Conquest
• The aftermath and the Inca legacy
• And a great deal more that you don't want to miss out on!

Get the audiobook now and learn more about the Incas.

©2018 Captivating History (P)2018 Captivating History

Thoroughly and objectively presented

I enjoyed the concise presentation, the use of points of view for either side of a conflict, and the way the information was organized. The presenter is easy to understand.

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Inaccurate accounts and terrible narrating

The book taken a Euro centric approach which inaccurately accounted most of the Inca histories. The narrator mispronounced a lot of the Quechua words and reading sounded very rush. absolutely waste of time.

Great history.

Great historical information, I plan on listening to the other books by this author soon.

Got all, what I need about incas civilization.

As a general history, this is really excellent work. The politics, economy and society of the Inca are intertwined with the personal histories.

A must read to learn a better history.

I formerly did not know much about the civilization of Inca. Other books show the Inca as a unified history, this book dismisses that notion with a clearer picture of how they indeed were prearranged. This is highly recommended for every ancient lover.

Interesting facts about Incas.

It was really an inordinate read about an interesting civilization of the world. I desired to study more about it and I reached to this audible.

Great book, concise and interesting

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At the end I felt like I was really missing the characters, because they had become so alive in the book. I have a new understanding and appreciation for the Inca, and would love to discover more.

An excellent, breathtaking journey

It is a well researched fictional history of the fall of the Incan empire. Great characters and incredible attention to historical detail. Leaves you wanting more!

informative and interesting

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An amazing book, impossible to put it down. Obviously well researched, and given in such detail that seems to come to life as recent History.

More than interesting about the Incas.

Captivating History Series, it is a great series with lots of fresh information in this area... This was maybe my favorite one thus far. An extraordinary people were the Incas. Just so sad that most of what we know about the Incas was written in other language. This was due to the Inca never developing a system of writing.

must listen

This book listen like an exciting historical novel but it is all sadly too true and helps to explain how modern South America came to be what it is today. General fans of history and military history enthusiasts will find this an absorbing good

valuable book

The author explains clearly that the only primary sources are from the victors, and that even those may have been fanciful accounts by individuals who were more interested in their own self-aggrandizement

superb

it gives an eye-opening history lesson on the Spanish conquest that will get you thinking. My wife and I loved the book and we'd recommend it to everyone, regardless of their interest in history.

thank you

It greatly enhanced my understanding and appreciation of the Incas and the history of the Conquest, itself a key moment in global history. Thank you,

great understandable

A Very well researched book that explores not only the differing cultures but highlights mans unflinching avarice and greed, often becoming more savage than the "savages" being conquered in the name of a God the inca never could comprehend or understand.

complete guide

The book comes complete with illustrations and quotes pertinent to each historical period. I strongly recommmend this as a listen for someone with little to no knowledge of Peruvian history.

incredible book

I am amazed at the level of detail in this book right from the first footsteps in the foreign land. Incredible read that places you in the heart of historical battles and conquest as if you were there.

Great book.

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A very charming history story about old ages like Incas, its real history and sounds like fairy tales. Great book.

A fact that is all too clear

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It is fascinating to write the strong history superiority that is described by the author and the views of the Spanish conquistadors towards the Incas that were possible during this period of history and to recognize how these circumstances shaped the type of history that was written during this period, a fact that is all too clear to overlook.

Filled with a lot of historical events

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Filled with a lot of historical events and gave a wonderful look back at the short history these marvelous people and their culture. The writer wrote it many years after the time there and he does over embellish for impact but that's fine.