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The rise and fall of the Inca Empire - Gordon McEwan

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It was the western hemisphere's largest empire ever, with a population of nearly 10 million subjects. Yet within 100 years of its rise in the fifteenth century, the Inca Empire would be no more. What happened? Gordon McEwan details the rise and fall of the Inca Empire.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Gordon McEwan
Director
Biljana Labović
Script Editor
Alex Gendler
Animator
Emma Carré
Designer
Emma Carré
Composer
Nicolas Martigne
Associate Producer
Elizabeth Cox, Jessica Ruby
Content Producer
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Producer
Alex Rosenthal
Narrator
Adrian Dannatt
Fact-Checker
Francisco Diez

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