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Inca Agricultural Terracing
An Inca circular terracing used to increase agricultural yield. Moray, Peru, 15-16th century CE.
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Inca Qollqa
Inca qollqa (storehouses) used for storing grain and other foodstuffs. 15-16th century CE, Ollantaytambo.
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Inca Trapezoid Windows
Typical imperial Inca trapezoid windows from the sacred precinct of Coricancha, Cuzco, c. 1438 CE.
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Inca Farmers
A colonial-era illustration depicting Inca farmers using traditional tools such as the foot plough. By the native chronicler Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala, c. 1613 CE.
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How the World's First Metro System was Built - Christian Wolmar
View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-the-world-s-first-subway-system-was-built-christian-wolmar It was the dawn of 1863 CE, and London's not-yet-opened subway system — the first of its kind in the world — had the city in an...
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Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System (UNESCO/NHK)
Construction of the Dujiangyan irrigation system began in the 3rd century B.C. This system still controls the waters of the Minjiang River and distributes it to the fertile farmland of the Chengdu plains. Mount Qingcheng was the birthplace...
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Roots: The System of American Slavery
Historians and experts examine the American system of racialized slavery and the hypocrisy it relied on to function.
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Ancient Rome: Class and Social System
In this video, the various classes within Roman society, as well as the Conflict of the Orders are discussed.
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Display of Pre-Inca Pots
Display of pots at Tucume Museum, Peru. The pots were found during an excavation of the pre-Inca civilisations in Northern Peru. Dates unknown. Photo taken by Hilary Bradt and used with permission.
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Pre-Inca Murals
Extraordinarily well-preserved murals, dating from pre-Inca times, depicting stylised marine scenes. The photo was taken by Hilary Bradt and used with permission. Date of photo unknown.
