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The Inca Empire and the Andes Mountains
Analyze how the Inca unified Tawantinsuyu across extreme Andean elevations, climates, and mountain ecosystems.
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The Inca Empire and Andean Civilizations
5th Grade · Social-studies · US-UT-SS
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Explore how the Inca developed complex infrastructure, vertical agriculture, and administrative systems to unify an empire across the Andes Mountains.
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6.1.1Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeDiscern characteristics needed for the transformation from simple societies to civilizations, and compare those characteristics in at least three different ancient civilizations found in different regions of the world (for example, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus River Valley, China, Inca, Aztec, Persia, Greece, Carthage, Gupta, Rome).
6.1.3Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeUse maps to analyze how physical geography affected the development of three civilizations found in different regions of the world.