formed most of their alliances this way. I‚ personally‚ am much more interested in the arts than in war. If I could choose to live in the Aztec‚ Inca‚ or Mayan empire‚ I would easily choose the Mayan civilization. From a personal point of view‚ I would fit in the best with the Maya people. First off‚ their were less people with the Mayans than with the Inca or Aztec.There were more than twenty elaborate cities with as many as 5‚000 to 50‚000 people‚ but even these large numbers don’t come close
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people who disagree with Jared Diamond. However‚ it doesn’t change the fact that it all makes complete sense. The lines between successful civilizations and unsuccessful ones are all based on the resources the landscape provides. The New Guineans‚ Incas‚ and Africans never had the opportunity and resources to develop advanced technology like the Europeans and early middle easterners did. The New Guineans and Africans are immensely culturally diverse and highly adaptable people. So it wouldn’t be hard
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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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for 8 months and then‚ after receiving the ransom‚ from the Incas‚ had him executed. One of the questions that Diamond addresses is why the Spanish were successful in conquering the Incas‚ instead of the Incas going to Europe and conquering Spain. As we read in this chapter‚ one of the reasons the Spanish were successful was due to the superior weapons of the Spanish. The Spanish had steel swords‚ shields‚ and rode horses. The Incas were no
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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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Snoopy Cat is the seventh book in the Inca Cat Detective Series by R.F. Kristi. Kristi tells the story of Inca‚ who goes on vacation with her family to Sri Lanka. They spend the first day at the sparkling beach. Later‚ they learn that robbers took a sword and gold coins from the local museum. Inca and her animal friends team-up to try to save the artifacts and find the robbers even though they are on vacation and experiencing lots of exciting new things. Inca chronicles their adventures in her diary
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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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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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They were one of the greatest civilizations in the world due to not only its sheer size but also its advanced governing system. At its peak‚ the Inca civilization reached over 3‚400 miles; within this range spanned large snowy mountains to vast dry deserts. Because of the great size‚ the Empire had to be split up into quarters called Suyu and each ruled by its own governor called an Apu. Each quarter
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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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