only be seen from the air? Although the exact significance of these lines remains unknown‚ they might have had religious meaning to the Nazca. 4. IDENTIFYING How did the Inca emperor ensure that newly conquered territories were loyal to him? The Emperor made the local ruler‚ from the conquered land‚ send their children to the Inca capital so they could be educated before going back home. 5. GEOGRAPHY SKILLS What geographical feature allowed the Moche’s economy to flourish? Moche River. This river
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of the world‚ instead of the native people of New Guinea? How did Europeans end up with what Diamond terms the Agents of Conquest: Guns‚ Germs and Steel? It was these agents of conquest that allowed 168 Spanish conquistadors to defeat an Imperial Inca army of 80‚000 in 1532‚ and set a pattern of European conquest which would continue up to the present day. Diamond knew that the answer had little to do with ingenuity or individual skill. From his own experience in the jungles of New Guinea‚ he had
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“Why you white man have so much cargo and us New Guineans have so little?” This is the question Yali asked Jared Diamond a University of California Los Angeles professor. This sparked Jared Diamond to answer this question by turning back the clocks of time to an era where everyone lived the same. This is the beginnings of Diamond’s ground breaking and heartwarming three- part documentary called “Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel.” This documentary goes deep into history and answers the main question
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known about this fascinating place‚ who discovered it‚ and what is believed to have happened to its inhabitants so long ago. Some people believed that Machu Picchu was the very birthplace of the Inca people‚ or a place set apart for the chosen Virgins of the Sun‚ or perhaps the last capital of the Inca Empire.3 One theory about the actual use of Machu Picchu was that it was used as an Incan settlement‚ built with the express purpose of protecting Incan aristocracy from attacks.6 There are many theories
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runner on a 18‚000 mile road? These both could have happened in the ancient Aztec and Inca civilizations.The Aztecs lived from 1427-1514‚ on an island in the middle of Lake Texcoco in present day Mexico. Their capital city‚ Tenochtitlan‚ is present day Mexico City. The Incas lived from 1230-1525‚ in the Andes mountains‚ from present day Ecuador to Chile. Their capital city‚ Cuzco‚ is in present day Peru. The Aztec and Inca civilizations were both similar and different in the fields of agriculture‚ warfare
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Both the Aztecs and the Incas demonstrated outstanding cultural‚ intellectual‚ and religious developments in their societies. These Empires maintained a high level of cultural development due to their social‚ architectural‚ and religious aspects. The social effects of the Aztec and Incan Empires clearly emphasized the amazing cultural development that occurred there. The Mendoza Codex (Document 1) is an example that shows the daily activities and customs of the Aztec society. It shows the type
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October 25‚ 2012 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 dreams of 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 is offering several presentations
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More people might be practicing the Aztec and Inca religions. The Aztec is still faintly present in today’s world. The Nahuatl language is spoken by 1.5 million people‚ primarily in Mexico. This language was spoken by the Aztec people before their downfall. After the tragic end‚ the language managed
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Inca education was divided into two halves: education for the upper classes and education for the general population. The upper classes were formally educated by the Amawtakuna (philosopher- scholars who were a special class of wise men). These people learned about the culture‚ history‚ customs‚ and traditions throughout the kingdom. The lower classes did not go to formal schools and their education was based on the knowledge passed on by their elders. The general population was responsible for building
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discovered in the late fifteenth century; however‚ to say that the land before this time was unknown to all of humanity would be a fallacy and a great insult to the three great ancient cultures that ruled before their European conquest. The Aztecs‚ Incas‚ and Mayans were three distinct groups of people that thrived in the Americas prior to their “discovery” and all have a diversely rich background full of people‚ tradition‚ and culture. Recorded Aztecan history begins at the start of the twelfth
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