for exploring are somewhat similar. Differences of the past and future motivations for exploration will be explained.. Gold was a huge motivator for explorers of the past. According to History.com‚ Francisco Pizarro held the Emperor of the Inca Empire‚ Atahualpa‚ as a hostage until a very large room could be filled with treasure. The room was eventually filled as ordered‚ but on August 29‚ 1533‚ Pizarro had Atahualpa strangled. Still‚ for miles around‚ Peruvian natives were on the road with more
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a better translation. Introduction The ancient city of Machu Picchu is a symbol of community and dedication. Machu Picchu is an ancient Inca city in the Peruvian Andes‚ which was built around 1440. It was discovered in 1911 by the archaeologist Hiram Bingham. Machu Picchu is a testament to the incredible vision and engineering prowess of the Incas. An interesting feature of Machu Picchu is the evidence that it was a farming site. This is because of its location deep in the remote mountains
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ruins are on a high ridge‚ surrounded on three sides by the Urubamba River approximately 610m below. Built by the Inca civilisation in the middle of the 15th century‚ it was abandoned in the early 16th century due to the Spanish invading the continent. It is thought that they never found Machu Picchu. No one knows what the site was actually used for and how it was built as the Incas had no written language‚ so it remains a mystery. Machu Picchu was discovered in 1911 by Hiram Birmingham after he
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Societies in the World Quiz 1 Started on Completed on Time taken Grade What makes the little-known 1835 clash between the Maori and Moriori peoples a particularly interesting conflict for Diamond? Marks: 4 1 Answer: The little-known 1835 clash between the Maori and Moriori peoples was particularly interesting for Diamond because the Maori-Moriori peoples are both from common ancestors originating less than a millennium earlier. Diamond believed that if we could understand the
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named Hiram Bingham. Hiram Bingham was a young archeologist who worked for Yale University. When he began to hear many stories about the lost cities in Peru‚ he decided to take a trip to visit these cities. The Peruvian government had a law on the Inca artifacts‚ whatever was taken from them had to be given back within two years. Now this is where the controversy begins. Hiram Bingham stole many artifacts from Machu Picchu‚ that were documented and then sent to Yale University. Yale University signed
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February 21‚ 2015 Dear Adventure Traveler: Imagine camping under the stars in Africa‚ hiking and paddling your way through the rainforests of Costa Rica‚ or following in the footsteps of the ancient Inca as you backpack along the Inca trail to Machu Picchu. Turn these thoughts of an adventure into memories you will cherish forever by joining Adventure Travel Tours on one of our four new adventure tours. To tell you more about these exciting new adventures‚ we are offering several presentations in
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was a professor of the University of Yale. Machu Picchu is an Inca site located around 2‚000 meters and about 8‚000ft above sea level. It’s situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru. Not far from Cusco. Machu Picchu was built by the Inca around 1400BC. Most archeologist believe that Machu Picchu was built as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti in (1435-1472) as it was referred as the lost city of the Incas. Machu Picchu means old peak in the Quechua language when at
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It is a 15th-century Inca site located 2‚430 meters (7‚970 ft) above sea level. Machu Picchu is located in the Cusco Region of Peru‚ South America. It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru‚ which is 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Cusco and through which the Urubamba River flows. Most archaeologists believe that Machu Picchu was built as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti (1438–1472). Often referred to as the "Lost City of the Incas"‚ it is perhaps the most
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They Spanish and the Incas have distinct differences in the way their societies prospered as well as their way of everyday life. The Incas had a much larger population than the Spanish‚ but lacked a few technological advancements that the spanish had developed. Pizarro‚ leader of Spain‚ was able to conquer the Incas because of these advancements‚ along with a large military force. The Inca military consisted of men with little to no armor and they used wooden bats. The weak Inca Military was no match
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to discourage tourists who visit the area on shoestring budgets. 10) Tourist organizations want to concentrate on Eco-tourism and plan to organize jungle safaris because they believe such projects will attract up-market travelers. 11) Inca cable car - the Inca people built Machu Picchu high up in the mountains because the area was so remote. 12) A Swiss company plans to build a cable car to lift visitors 500m up into the mountains. 13) The cable car will be visible from the sites famous Sun Temple
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