endogens places to live. In 600 A.D an early civilization started to develop in Chacapoya‚ Peru. This civilization was also called the Chacapoya civilization‚ and also known as the warriors of the clouds. The nickname was put upon them in part from the Inca people‚ there actual name is still a mystery. Though the territory of the Chacapoya people was extremely vast expanding through the region of the Andes. The Chacapoya people where known for being tall‚ white‚ and beautiful people. These people where
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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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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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