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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were early‚ important American civilizations. The Aztec and Maya civilizations were located in Mesoamerica. The Inca were located in South America in modern day Chile. The three civilizations all had different advancements and number of advancements. Plus‚ all of the civilizations needed different advancements due to location and time of existence. The Aztecs were the least advanced. The Inca were the second most advanced. The Maya were the most advanced with writing‚ architecture‚ and math. The Maya
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their creator. Mankind was taught by his son how to build and hunt; while his daughter trained females for cooking and sewing. Pachacamac’s son was named Inca who turned out to be the 1st Inca. Along with his sister-wife‚ once Inca spread the creator’s news‚ everybody started following them to their “golden temple.” From here‚ in the North‚ Inca started his individual land‚ while the daughter of Pachacamac started her individual land in the south; therefore forming the Incan world’s cycle of
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They had all the requirements but one: the Incas did not have any iron. By only the fault of geography‚ and by no fault of their own‚ the Incas could not make steel‚ but they did have a lot of gold. Since gold is a soft and weak metal‚ it was only used for decoration by the Incas. When the Spanish came with their steel swords‚ steel armor‚ and steel ships‚ and decided to take the gold‚ the Incas could only defend it with their bronze and stone weapons. This fight was
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The Aztec Empire began in 1330‚ with the founding of Tenochtitlan. This empire was at its most hit‚ when Moctezuma II ruled. But this fierce and powerful empire came to its end when Hernan Cortes conquered the empire in 1521. There are four factors which caused the demise of the Aztec Empire. They are: Alliances (The conquistadors made alliance with tribes who didn’t like the Aztecs) Weapons (Spaniards had advanced weaponry and horses‚ to their advantage) The Spaniards had advanced weaponry and
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time. Never the less‚ every Culture has its own opinion on the creation of the world. Most of the myths have similarities and differences on how the revolution of the world began. In this paper‚ the two myths focused on are the Zulu Creation and the Inca Creation. Below will explain which world or worlds‚ such as sky‚ earth‚ and underworld‚ the creators‚ and the role of cosmic occurrences of the two myths. The similarities will also be compared. Worlds Chosen Zulu Creation was thought to of been
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various leading roles that benefited the Spaniards conquest of the Andean societies. These kurakas became known as the regional leaders of the conquered people. They assigned them tasks to maintain peace and justice among the communities following the Inca laws and customs. The role of the kurakas
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These creation stories also tell how originally the first people came to inhabit it. There are a wide variety of altered myths for different cultures that try to explain exactly how the world came to be from the very beginning. For example‚ the Inca people came to believe the creator of their world was Pachacamac the sun. According to Distant Train (2007)‚ “Pachacamac was so bright that nothing else could be seen in the sky but him. But the night sky was empty; so he made the stars‚ the planets
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Early American Civilizations Early American civilizations were composed of four different groups of people. These four groups were composed of the Mayas‚ Aztecs‚ Incas‚ and the North Americans. These groups were the same in many ways‚ but had some differences that would distinguish their group from the others. These civilizations ruled the Americas for long period of time. These civilizations were the same in almost every way‚ but they had their differences to show that they were a totally
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seeds grew slowly and eventually grew into a man. The man grew so big the plant could not keep the man on it so he fell off. Then he walked up and down the land and he saw more men and women growing off the plants (The big Myth‚ 2011). In the world Inca beginning‚ with Pachacamac the son rose slowly from Lake Titicaca. He was so bright in the sky all by himself so he made the stars‚ and the planets and the moon. The moon was so beautiful that she became his wife and together they ruled the heavens
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