The Inca Empire flourished roughly between 1400 through 1500. Cuzco was the capital city of the Inca Empire. The location of the city was in the Andes Mountains‚ which is now Southern Peru. Cuzco derived from Qosqo means dried up lake-bed. Scholars were impressed by the engineers of the Inca people. The building were built of stone and were fitted so perfectly that it was nearly impossible to slide a paper through the mated areas. The lay out of the city is said to be in the form of a puma‚ some
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everyday life. The Incas were polytheists which means they had multiple gods‚ and most of their gods were connected to forces of nature. The Inca’s main gods were Viracocha (the superior god)‚he was originally worshiped by the pre-Inca community of Peru. He is believed to have created the moon and the sun on Lake Titicaca. It is said after he was done creating the world and the heavens‚ he traveled from different places teaching men the arts of civilization. Viracocha was sometimes represented as
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mysterious ruins of Machu Picchu. Also known as the “Lost City of the Incas‚” this ancient citadel is one of the most famous symbols of Inca civilizations. The city was built in the 15th century amidst a lush mountain forest near the city of Cusco in Peru. It overlooks the Urubamba river and is set in a beautiful location on the edge of the Amazon Rain Forest and the Andes Mountains. Archeologists believe that at the height of the Inca Empire‚ Machu Picchu was a retreat or vacation destination for Inca
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HIST 276 History of Latin America: Colonial Period Concordia University‚ Winter 2014 Mid-Term Study Sheet (You must come up with a very short definition; two or three manuscript lines maximum) Alcaldía mayor: Altepetl Audiencia Ayllu Brazilwood Cabildo Cacique Calpolli Capitania (Captaincy) Corporation Corregimiento Donatorios (Donatories) Encomienda Forastero Governación Huaca Inquisition Kuraka Ladino (indio ladino) Limpieza de sangre Mameluco Mestizo Mita Mulato
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It is found in Bolivia and Peru‚ and is considered the world’s highest commercially navigable water body‚ at 3812 meters above sea level‚ the transparency of the waters is notable that you can find over 36 floating islands; weather at night is cold‚ sometimes below zero degrees Celsius
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It’s roughly 283‚561 sq km in size. It is located between Colombia and Peru‚ and the Pacific Ocean borders the left side of the country. Ecuador’s climate is variable at any time. Exceptions apply in the Sierra where the climate changes as the altitude increases. Rainfall is primarily dependent upon proximity to the eastern
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The Role of The Kuraka During The Spanish Conquest During the Spanish conquest of the Incan Empire the role of the Kuraka was crucial in gaining control over the Andean society. The role of the Kuraka could be thought of as “provincial nobility”[1] whose main job was to control the labor and tribute made and delivered from the natives to the state. In order to do this job the Kurakas had to maintain respect from the natives while maintaining good relations with the colonial state. This could
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massive defeat of the Incas‚ Francisco Pizarro (one of the conquistadores with Cortés) kidnapped the Incan ruler‚ Atahualpa . The Incas believed that if they gave Cortés a free pass through South America‚ he would simply return their leader and leave Peru . This wasn’t the case‚ once Cortes had thought he had taken advantage of the Incas‚ he executed their leader and remained as part of the occupation. No sooner did the Spanish take control of the Incan Empire slave-ships leave docks. The general
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Inca culture 1 The Inca culture Samir Ahmed Vallejo Prof. Carmen Anhalzer HIS 0331E Universidad San Francisco de Quito 9 June 2014 Inca culture 2 Abstract This paper is a research on Inca civilization‚ especially denoting the most important characteristics that people should know about this people. The Incas had the biggest empire known in America and they had an incredible ability to manage and merge culture to their social structure. Also‚ they were
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the number line. The Inca were South American Indian people who ruled one of the largest and richest empires in the America ’s. The Inca Empire began to expand about 1438 and occupied a vast region that centered on the capital‚ Cusco‚ in southern Peru. Within a hundred years‚ the Inca conquered a number of different tribes expanding their area of influence
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