The Conquest of Peru and the Inca Empire With the mighty Aztec Empire in ruins and the Maya decimated in Central America‚ only one formidable native kingdom remains in the New World: the gold-rich Inca‚ high in the frigid mountains of Peru. Francisco Pizarro‚ an illiterate conquistador in the ruthless mold of Hernán Cortés sets out with 200 men to defeat the last great New World Empire. Juan Pizarro‚ Francisco’s Reckless Younger Brother The name Francisco Pizarro is well-known: he was the ruthless
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How can it be that the Aztecs‚ one of the greatest and strongest civilisations of its time‚ be defeated by only a few hundred men? The answers to this question are many but the one we shall explore is that of the factors that gave the Spanish soldiers the advantage over the Aztecs. The main factor that led to the victory of the Spanish Conquerors was the Aztec religion. The Aztecs had many myths about their gods however the most important was the story about Quetzacóatl (ket-zahl-co-ah-tul)‚ the
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Two of the biggest and greatest civilization in the Americas were the Aztecs and Incas. These two civilization were both said to be conquered by the Spanish‚ but it wasn’t just the Spanish who conquered them. These two civilizations both fell from a combination of a weak government‚ lack of technology‚ new disease introduced by the invaders‚ and not being prepared for the invaders. For many centuries the Aztec civilization revolved around a ideological‚ social‚ and political system in
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Aztecs: They settled on a small island in which they grew their military capacity. As they grew and became stronger‚ they made the “Triple Alliance” with two other nearby city-states. These three settlements went on a military conquest where they made more of Mesoamerica a single political ideology within a 100 years. The Aztecs forced the conquered people to provide them with labor and give them a list of items which included: textiles/clothing‚ military supplies‚ jewelry‚ food‚ paper‚ and more
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Advantages the Spanish had over the Incas The Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire is one of the most important campaigns in the Spanish colonization of the Americas. This operation‚ although carried out by Spanish conquistadors and their native allies‚ took decades of fighting to subdue‚ one of the mightiest empires in the Americas. One may ask‚ if the Incas were so powerful‚ how could they possibly have fallen to the authority of the Spaniards? Did they not have a strong enough army? Were there
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The Aztecs compared to the Incas aren’t at all that different ‚because their government and way of life were based on the same ideas and had about the same way of life. The Aztecs had city-states and were people of a stratified society. Each of one of these city-states is ruled by a speaker that is chosen by the pipiltin(the nobility). This speaker would have to sacrifice his own blood regularly to show that he is a true king and has good intentions for his empire. The nobles grew stronger with
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The Aztec Empire was superior to the Inca and Maya Empires‚ because it had very developed religious beliefs‚ innovative farming method‚ a highly accurate astrological calendar‚ and a put together social structure. The Aztecs had a specific religion‚ Mesoamerican. They had many gods and goddesses and practiced many religious practices. Al their religious ceremonies took place in a temple named Teocalli. It was equipped with a pool for ceremonial cleansing‚ gardens‚ and rooms where the priests lived
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the 9th century the Mayan fled‚ A similarity to the Maya‚ Inca and Aztec are they all had to leave because of a situation. First let’s tell you why the Maya fled their city‚ but no one knows why they fled I’ll try to give you suggestions of why they fled. Maybe they fled because they needed more places to grow crops. Or maybe got chased out of the city. And when they fled‚ they split into small groups. Know I’m going to tell you why the Inca fled their city in 1572. Because the spanish raided their
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Incas vs. Aztecs Prior to Cortez landing‚ there were many civilizations that held power in the Americas. These groups included the Olmecs‚ Zapotecs‚ Mayans‚ Toltecs‚ Aztecs‚ and Incas. The two of these civilizations that had some of the most lasting effects were the Aztecs and the Incas. These two civilizations had many similarities and differences. One of the major differences between the two civilizations is their location. The Aztecs lived in Central Mexico while the Incas lived in the Andes
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GOVERNMENT Difference: Incans had a totalitarian complex government whether as Aztecs had a decentralized government that focused on expansion.  Significance: Since Aztecs never really had a lot of control over the conquered people‚ many of them were eager to fight for Cortez against the Aztecs which helped lead to their decline. Incas on the other hand had a very complex empire with a lot of control over their people. So‚ since they had such an established rule‚ it made it MUCH harder and
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