Jared Diamond Essay/Notes –Pizarro and the Inca emperor‚ Atahualpa The European nation relationships first encounter was between the Inca emperor‚ Atahualpa and the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro. Francisco Pizarro had come with an army of 108 men‚ against Atahualpa’s army of 80‚000. Francisco Pizarro believed in the same similar concepts to manifest destiny. He (and his army) massacred many‚ by tricking the emperor to come unarmed. Furthermore he confused the Indians with loud noises
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Are Books Responsible For The Death of Atahualpa? Many Spanish explorers had come to the Americas in search of riches‚ spices‚ and gold. Despite being well-armed‚ they were largely outnumbered by the native tribes. These tribes also held the advantage of being in their own land that had been uncharted by the explorers up to that point. But‚ were the technological advances of the Spanish the main factor to the fall of these “new world” leaders? But more importantly‚ how did the Spanish develop
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refer to the moon god. As it was mentioned‚ “The Inca delivered the gold and silver‚ but Pizarro executed Atahualpa anyway.” (Francisco Pizarro - Ducksters). He did what was in his mind. He killed more than 2000 men and captured more than 5000 as well as Atahualpa the who was a hostage. After taking what he wanted‚ he gave his man what they deserve from the gold and then order to executed Atahualpa by garrote in such an evil way in from of his people‚ and that prove how violent he
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A Lack of General Knowledge: The Decline of the Once Successful‚ Incan Empire During a thriving time of expanding civilizations‚ the Inca Empire was new and developing with a unique way to carry a kingdom. The Incans were forced to face diversity in order to be a successful community. Despite a simple way of living their lives‚ the Incans faced a fall in the Empire. With a combination of; a lack of advanced technology‚ a poor military with an unexpected ransom‚ and awful health systems; leading
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often regarded as a war criminal for his acts during the conquering of the Inca Empire. (http://www.mundoandino.com/Peru/Francisco-Pizarro) Atahualpa was the last free reigning emperor of the Inca Empire. Pizarro‚ when reaching the Inca town of Cajamarca‚ invited Atahualpa to a feast in his honor‚ but secretly had an ambush attack planned. When Atahualpa arrived at the meeting place with an unarmed escort of several thousand men‚ Pizarro sent a priest to attempt to convince the Inca emperor to
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Discuss the extent to which diseases brought by the Europeans played a role in the Spanish Conquest of Mexico and Peru. Before 1942 there was about 50 million Native Americans in Mexico and Peru within 100 years such Native American population decline as much as 90% (45 million). This was mainly as a result of the diseases brought by the Europeans and the diseases that had existed then. Therefore‚ the natives believed that their God’s had deserted them. However‚ there were other factors which played
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millions‚ large armies‚ and militarist traditions of their own? (Keen and Haynes 68). Many modern day scholars express how easily the Spanish conquered both Mexico and Peru from great leaders such as the Aztec ruler Moctezuma and the Incan emperor Atahualpa. In order to understand how this conquest was accomplished‚ one must take a closer look at the belief systems of the Aztec and the Incan empires as well as the advantages of the Spanish. Ultimately a combination of superior weapons‚ disease‚ and
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Huascar‚ Inca Emperor 1527-1532 When Inca Emperor Huayna Capac died in 1527‚ his sons Atahualpa and Huascar fought bitterly over his throne. Huascar held Cuzco‚ but Atahualpa had the army. Huáscar and Atahualpa: An Inca Civil War From 1527 to 1532‚ brothers Huáscar and Atahualpa were locked in a brutal civil war over who would lead the mighty Inca Empire‚ high in the South American mountains. Atahualpa had only a short time to savor his victory‚ however‚ as Spanish conquistadors under Francisco
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with its extra long blade‚ represented a very high point in metalworking technology and became fashionable in Renaissance Europe. Francisco Pizarro‚ a Spanish conquistador‚ and his most trusted officers debated their options for how to deal with Atahualpa‚ the last Inca emperor.
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Peru is best known as the heart of the Inca empire‚ but it was home to many diverse indigenous cultures long before the Incas arrived. Although there is evidence of human habitation in Peru as long ago as the eighth millennium BC ‚ there is little evidence of organized village life until about 2500 BC. It was at about this time that climatic changes in the coastal regions prompted Peru’s early inhabitants to move toward the more fertile interior river valleys. For the next 1500 years‚ Peruvian civilization
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