the Incas would bring out thier dead out of a storehouse‚ which is called‚ pucullo and they give them food and drink and they dress them in their richest apparel to sing and dance with them and walk with them from house to house and through the streets and the plaza. Mummies of commoners would be fed on special occasion while those of royalty were fed with special foods that consisted of corn and beer. There were some that would bring offering to the gravesites of their beloved. However‚ Inca people
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Guillermo Ap World 1/07/13 Incas and Aztecs Although the Aztecs and the Incas were both isolated groups with a powerful and elite middle class in South America that existed around the same time‚ the empires developed different political means. The Aztecs were a major tribe/civilization located in Central Mexico. The Incas were also a tribe/civilization located in Peru. While their geographic locations were completely
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Army and Warfare The incas always expanded their borders by conquering other cultures Each time the army grew bigger the population also grew Each time the army grew the warriors were replaced by professional officers Warriors were between 25 and 50 years old They made a military parade to make the opponents be in awe In battles the incas were divided in three groups to be They conquered army by army until their population was an estimate of 10 million people The incas had one of the most advanced
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across a large Inca camp; the Inca Empire covered 3‚000 miles of the western coast of South America. The Inca civilization was very advanced; they built a network of roads and stations connecting the Inca towns and also had the people pay taxes in which some paid in corn and potatoes or gold as well. However‚ the Incan empire fell to Pizarro after a previous war that weakened them. Further down by the south‚ Francisco Pizarro reached Peru‚ Atahualpa‚ and the son of the former Inca ruler had just
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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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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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He had the stature and features of an ancient Inca. From the beginning‚ he was aware of the inheritance he had to bear‚ and he felt that he was a predetermined successor to his Urur the Grandfather Túpac Amaru I How José Gabriel Condorcanqui ideas were seen odd There are two views on Túpac Amaru. Some
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The food of the Mayas‚ Aztecs and Incas were greatly influenced by environment in which they were located. Various climates and soils of the areas occupied by these populations conditioned how they cultivated and ate. The foods they cultivated and ate included a number of grains and meat that originated in those areas. Notably‚ corn was used as their staple food‚ and it was used for a number of purposes other than just food. Early Mayans established a farming society that was adapted to their rain
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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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People and Culture Peru represents a unique lifestyle that incorporates the rich historical influences of numerous cultures around the world. Peru lies on the site of the ancient Inca civilization‚ a highly skilled empire who ruled for over 300 hundred years until the early 16th century. The Inca civilization eventually fell to Spanish conquest which then introduced European influences to the area as well. Eventually‚ the Peruvians gained independence by defeating Spanish forces in the 1820’s
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