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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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