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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improved‚ worsened or remained the same of nonexistent. Peru was conquered by Spain led by Francisco Pizarro‚ in 1532. Before this took place‚ Peru was a part of the Inca Empire whose heart was located in Cusco. The Spaniards executed Atahualpa‚ which was the reigning Inca monarch‚ and the established military of that time. Manco Inca Capac was then installed in replace‚ who was in fact the nephew of the former monarch‚ Atahualpa. The indigenous people of Peru soon realized that he was an extension
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around the world today. In the videos‚ it talks about how the Incas were conquered by the Spanish. The Spanish was venturing into new land in South America when they ran into the gigantic Inca society. The Incas perceived the Spanish as godlike‚ except for the Inca emperor. However‚ the Spanish were afraid of the Inca army‚ so they attacked and eventually conquered the Inca empire. Knowing the history of a society‚ like the history of the Incas and the Spanish‚ can help us understand the perspective of
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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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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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