beautiful‚ and rulers only wore their clothes once before burning them. The Inca Empire‚ where knots on strings were writing‚ buildings nearly 8‚000 feet above sea level were constructed only with stones‚ and their government was based on “compartmentalized and interlocking units.” The Inca culture was alive and vibrant‚ with religion playing a major role. Their economy was unique but worked. Some consider the Inca Empire a Utopia because of its carefully planned government and streets‚ vivid culture
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Before the conquistadors arrived in the Aztec empire‚ the city Tenochtitlan had some unusual‚ natural disaster in which between the years of 1517 and 1519‚ the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan had an earthquake‚ then Lake Texcoco had flooded the capital city. The Aztecs believed these disasters warned of the fall of their empire and the return of their god. In 1519‚ the Spanish explorer‚ Hernan Cortes arrived on the east coast of Mexico and to make sure his men cooperated with him marching across the jungle
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Was the Inca Empire an Early welfare state? How did the Inca government compare with that of the Aztec? The small group of Quechua-speaking people‚ known as the Inca grew to be the largest imperial state along the entire spine in the Andes Mountains. A welfare system provides assistance and help to their people normally taking care of their health and necessities. The argument made by many historians of the Aztec Empire being an early “welfare state” is true due to the care they gave
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The Inca Empire The Inca Empire was one of the most extraordinary‚ monumental and organized civilization in America. Their domain extended from northern Ecuador to central Chile. Its capital was called Cuzco‚ which in Quechua means "Navel of the World". By the time of the Spanish arrival this city had 100‚000 inhabitants. Their chief god was the Sun; called "Inti"‚ this is also the second Peruvian currency. The foundation of the Empire was attributed to the Inca Manco
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The Inca were South American Indian people who ruled one of the largest and richest empires in the America’s. The Inca Empire began to expand about 1438 and occupied a vast region that centered on the capital‚ Cusco‚ in southern Peru. The Empire extended more than 2‚500 miles (4‚020 kilometers) along the western coast of South America. It included parts of Present - Day Colombia‚ Ecuador‚ Peru‚ Bolivia‚ Chile‚ and Argentina. The Inca Empire was conquered by Spanish Forces soon after their arrival
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Many years ago in 1438 AD‚ the Inca Empire was home to millions of people who all lived in a society that was going to continue for decades to come. Their government split the entire empire into four smaller regions‚ each with a ruler to control it. These four rulers were all controlled by the main ruler‚ whom all reported to him. Life in the Inca Empire was different from many other empires in many ways. The founder‚ named Pachacuti‚ led a smaller empire. Pachacuti’s’ name means “he who transfers
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The Spanish conquistadors made contact with the Inca Empire in 1526‚ at the northwestern Inca stronghold of Tumbes. The Spanish‚ in search of wealth and fame‚ were attracted to the awesome riches and supreme power of the Incas. Throughout the next few years‚ a violent and bloody effort to seize power over the Inca people ensued. The prolonged effort of conquest brought many soldiers and missionaries to the South America region. One of the soldiers who made the long journey
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Spanish Forces Conquer Aztec Empire The word conquest can be used to describe what Spanish forces were able to do to the Aztec empire. But‚ the Spanish overthrow was a great example of how David can slay Goliath – without allusion to good or bad – by defeating him from within. Hernan Cortes was chosen as captain general for the Spanish expedition to America in 1518‚ but that appointment was quickly rescinded by Velazquez. Set on making the voyage anyway‚ he sailed without the proper authority.
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Inca Figure One of the most popular tribes in South America was the Incas. There were many gods and goddesses that were worshipped by the Incas. Many included Mamaquilla‚ Copacati‚ Mama Cocha‚ Chasca Coyllur and Mama Zara. An Inca figure usually represented a god or goddess. Sometimes an Inca figure was made out of solid gold! It took a very skillful artist to make an Inca figure. Inca figures were usually made to worship a god or goddess. Inti the Sun god was one of the most common figure
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The Conquest of the Incas The Conquest of the Inca Empire was the most important campaigns in the Spanish colonization of America. After year of preliminary exploration‚ 169 Spanish soldiers under Francisco Pizarro and their native allies. In 1528‚ Spanish arrives at border of Inca Empire the empire spanned a considerable distance. Unlike the European the Incas still leaved in secret time. In 1532‚ Pizarro returned to Peru with small private army. At first the local people fed this stranger
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