Steel is a very effective tool for a civilization because it could help your civilization conquer another. The Europeans had steel while the Inca didn’t because the Inca didn’t have all the necessary components to make it. The requirements to make steel are‚ iron‚ a 1‚000 degree heated fire‚ specialists‚ and most importantly time. The Inca weren’t geographically blessed to have iron in their grounds‚ making them incapable to make steel. On the other hand‚ the Europeans had all the ingredients
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arrival of the Europeans. The greatest of these civilizations are the Maya‚ the Aztec‚ and the Inca. The Maya‚ known for their writing glyphs‚ and their trade network‚ made them great. Also the Aztec and Inca accomplishments consist of roads‚ trade systems‚ Quipus‚ and much more. The Maya were located in the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico‚ and they were also located in parts of Guatemala and Belize. The Inca were located in in the rugged‚ high mountainous terrain of Peru‚ and the west coast of other modern
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Europe during the middle ages was concerned with exploration rather than furthering themselves‚ while people in the early americas were making their own great accomplishments. The Aztecs‚ the Maya and the Inca all made huge advancements that are still relevant in today’s world. Three of these advancements are: foundations‚ terraced farming‚ and chinampas. The three civilizations eventually fell but their lasting impacts and great accomplishments are still reflected in today’s world.
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Domesticated animals carried diseases that the Spanish built up immunities to after many years of epidemics. The Incas didn’t have the same animals‚ and instead only had Ilamas‚ so they couldn’t develop immunities to diseases such as smallpox. When the Spanish came to South America‚ they spread their diseases. Over 95% of the Incas got sick and died. As a result‚ the Incas got behind in the world. The Spanish advanced since they were already immune to the
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book “The biggest population shift of modern times has been the colonization of the new World by Europeans‚ and the resulting conquest‚ numerical reduction‚ or complete disappearance of most groups of Native Americans.” This battle was between the Incas and the Spaniards. Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro led a Spanish army of 168 soldiers; he was going against an army of 80‚000 soldiers led by Atahualpa. Pizarro was 1000 miles away from reinforcements‚ and knew nothing about the local inhabitants
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inherited by pre-Inca cultures. In the time of the Incas a textile production was obtained mainly from the Tahuantinsuyo. Also‚ the in writings of the observations made by the chroniclers‚ it can be seen that the dresses Incas had portrayed different elements‚ especially utilitarian‚ social‚ economic and religious. The dresses were one of the elements evaluated within the system of redistribution and reciprocity to the high status people; for example‚ in the displacements of the Inca‚ their slaves were
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Europeans entered Latin America and created new political structures‚ increased trade‚ and brought their religion. This happened because the Spanish conquered the Aztecs and Incas‚ while Portugal took over what is now Brazil. Hernando Cortes conquered the Aztecs while Francisco Pizzarro conquered the Incas. The Aztecs and Incas were two great Native American civilizations. In Latin America‚ slavery remained unchanged. These areas that the Spanish and Portuguese conquered later developed into their
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Conquistador’s animals‚ knowledge‚ and weapons‚ they were able to justify their actions and defeat the Inca’s. The first step that led conquistador’s actions to be justified was their domestic animals. The Conquistadors had many animals which the Incas do not have‚ due to their geographical luck. These animals which include horses‚ pigs‚ cows‚ and much more. These animals helped provide leather‚ muscle power‚ and most of the food to which increases the productivity of farms. With the
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The Incas were a powerhouse in the South American region‚ never losing a battle until the advanced Spaniards came (Gabriel). Due to this‚ Atahualpa felt unconcerned and overconfident due to his personal beliefs and his overconfidence in the Incan army that dominated
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Although Spanish had the mobility such as horses and steel weapons which Inca didn’t had defense against. It was the Indians fighting against Indians that helped Spanish conquest. Also‚ when Spanish arrived Inca was already falling. Many of the Indian empires were fed up of Inca rule which made them joined hands with Spanish to break free from Inca domination. Spanish promised Indians allies independence denied by Inca to gain support‚ but after the conquest the promises were forgotten. This was
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