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ERIC Number: EJ453634
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
The Irony of the Capac Nan.
Johnson, Robert W.
Social Studies, v83 n1 p21-24 Jan-Feb 1992
Presents information on the Capac Nan, the highway system of the Incas. Describes its use by the Spanish conquistadors in the destruction of the Incan empire. Includes suggested classroom uses for the article, a homework assignment, and discussion topics. (DK)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian History, American Indians, Culture Contact, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Distance, Foreign Countries, History Instruction, Instructional Materials, Irony, Latin American History, Military Personnel, Road Construction, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods, Transportation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Capac Nan; Contact Period; Inca (Tribe); Peru; Pizarro (Francisco)