Discuss the extent to which diseases brought by the Europeans played a role in the Spanish Conquest of Mexico and Peru. Before 1942 there was about 50 million Native Americans in Mexico and Peru within 100 years such Native American population decline as much as 90% (45 million). This was mainly as a result of the diseases brought by the Europeans and the diseases that had existed then. Therefore‚ the natives believed that their God’s had deserted them. However‚ there were other factors which played
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The Aztecs compared to the Incas aren’t at all that different ‚because their government and way of life were based on the same ideas and had about the same way of life. The Aztecs had city-states and were people of a stratified society. Each of one of these city-states is ruled by a speaker that is chosen by the pipiltin(the nobility). This speaker would have to sacrifice his own blood regularly to show that he is a true king and has good intentions for his empire. The nobles grew stronger with
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the Incas would bring out thier dead out of a storehouse‚ which is called‚ pucullo and they give them food and drink and they dress them in their richest apparel to sing and dance with them and walk with them from house to house and through the streets and the plaza. Mummies of commoners would be fed on special occasion while those of royalty were fed with special foods that consisted of corn and beer. There were some that would bring offering to the gravesites of their beloved. However‚ Inca people
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across a large Inca camp; the Inca Empire covered 3‚000 miles of the western coast of South America. The Inca civilization was very advanced; they built a network of roads and stations connecting the Inca towns and also had the people pay taxes in which some paid in corn and potatoes or gold as well. However‚ the Incan empire fell to Pizarro after a previous war that weakened them. Further down by the south‚ Francisco Pizarro reached Peru‚ Atahualpa‚ and the son of the former Inca ruler had just
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Jared Diamond Essay/Notes –Pizarro and the Inca emperor‚ Atahualpa The European nation relationships first encounter was between the Inca emperor‚ Atahualpa and the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro. Francisco Pizarro had come with an army of 108 men‚ against Atahualpa’s army of 80‚000. Francisco Pizarro believed in the same similar concepts to manifest destiny. He (and his army) massacred many‚ by tricking the emperor to come unarmed. Furthermore he confused the Indians with loud noises
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He had the stature and features of an ancient Inca. From the beginning‚ he was aware of the inheritance he had to bear‚ and he felt that he was a predetermined successor to his Urur the Grandfather Túpac Amaru I How José Gabriel Condorcanqui ideas were seen odd There are two views on Túpac Amaru. Some
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ruins are on a high ridge‚ surrounded on three sides by the Urubamba River approximately 610m below. Built by the Inca civilisation in the middle of the 15th century‚ it was abandoned in the early 16th century due to the Spanish invading the continent. It is thought that they never found Machu Picchu. No one knows what the site was actually used for and how it was built as the Incas had no written language‚ so it remains a mystery. Machu Picchu was discovered in 1911 by Hiram Birmingham after he
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People and Culture Peru represents a unique lifestyle that incorporates the rich historical influences of numerous cultures around the world. Peru lies on the site of the ancient Inca civilization‚ a highly skilled empire who ruled for over 300 hundred years until the early 16th century. The Inca civilization eventually fell to Spanish conquest which then introduced European influences to the area as well. Eventually‚ the Peruvians gained independence by defeating Spanish forces in the 1820’s
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The Aztec Empire was superior to the Inca and Maya Empires‚ because it had very developed religious beliefs‚ innovative farming method‚ a highly accurate astrological calendar‚ and a put together social structure. The Aztecs had a specific religion‚ Mesoamerican. They had many gods and goddesses and practiced many religious practices. Al their religious ceremonies took place in a temple named Teocalli. It was equipped with a pool for ceremonial cleansing‚ gardens‚ and rooms where the priests lived
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long blade‚ represented a very high point in metalworking technology and became fashionable in Renaissance Europe. Francisco Pizarro‚ a Spanish conquistador‚ and his most trusted officers debated their options for how to deal with Atahualpa‚ the last Inca emperor.
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