5/4/3/2/1 NOTES # 6

5-COMMENTS:

*the Incas also had an astronomical belief of Gods, they believed that their lives depended on the position of the stars.

*the inca construction or arquitecture was really impressive, they build bridges between two high mountains, which is something that requires a really advanced knowledge.

*even their roads became highways, these highways are spectacularly built from the top of the mountains and go through the whole empire.

*as shown in page #158, the Inca empire was so organized that it looked hard to conquer, however it is not what happened.

*based on the map on page #159, drew by the Spanish, many of the cities mentioned on the book throughout the story are not labeled in the map.

4-QUESTION:

*how was it possible to the Indians to build all the things they built?

*is there any evidence of tools the Indians could have used before?

*how many time did they take to build one edifice or structure?

*did the Indians emperor have slaves?

3-VOCABULARY:

*burial: the burying of a dead body in a grave or tomb.

*utter: complete, total.

*hydrofoil: such a water craft.


2-LITERARY TERMS:

*Images: In this chapter, the writer uses photographs of many constructions and Gods of the Inca empire.

*Fiction: the author attributes the spectacular knowledge of the Incas to the aliens, which is something not proved yet.

1-SUMMARY:

*In chapter six, is just basically the writer making an allusion to the Inca empire, and not only them, but also all the cultures throughout the whole American Continent, because he shows the pictures and also writes about the smart constructions the Indians used to build during their time.