The Inca empire was considered an extremely impressive civilization due to how they meticulously planned out and flawlessly executed their plans for the area around them. The geography of the Inca empire greatly affected its development mainly due to the immensely thought out planning and to the building of the Inca Trail, but also to the Urubamba Valley and Machu Picchu. The ancient Inca highway was specifically built to connect every major city of the empire, the four quarters, every province, many food and water sources, places for shelter, and central ecuador to southern chile. The Inca empire could improve its development and expand because of how transportation, communication, and production could thrive with the use of the Inca foot …show more content…
The goods that were grown by the Incas led to a much more productive economy because they had control over much of the western side of South America. Movement such as cultural diffusion, trade, migration, and warfare a part of the Inca civilization because of the Inca Trail. Since this system of roads covered about 25,000 miles of terrain and connected every major area of this empire, messages and goods could easily be sent and received. This road was very connecting and anyone who wished to use it was probably able to, therefore making trade and migration quite easy. The Inca did have a very wide rule which was beneficial to their economy, but could have made it difficult to control their subjects. The Inca government decided that it would be most productive to be fair to their people since they could not completely control them. This trait was taken advantage of by the Spanish conquistadors, led by Francisco Pizarro, they used the Inca trust within their civilization to attempt to take them
In Cuzco, the Inca capital, there was an ingenious fortress wall that was made by the incredible masons of the Inca era, which still intrigues historical researchers today. As I mentioned, the Inca people were also known for their language system; a system of knots known as Khipu. Khipu is a cord with pieces of yarn attached and knots tied in the yarn to record important statistics or
The Incas and the Aztecs both fell at the hands of Spanish conquistadors. The Aztecs had a weakness in its empire which was that the Aztec emperor welcomed strangers which was a huge part of their fall. Also the emperor of the Aztecs Moctezuma gave them gifts. The Spaniards left and the came back, and had better weapons then the Aztecs had. They also brought deadly diseases.
The conquistadors had three important motives: treasure, land, and religion. Wealth and personal gain were primary incentives for the conquistadors to face the obstacles that came with spending years on a ship to face thousands of terrifying heathens. It was common knowledge at the time that America was a land of great wealth, so the opportunity to acquire vast amounts of treasure was certainly an excellent motivator. By claiming territory in Peru, the conquistadors were also able to greatly improve Spain’s economic status while also preventing other European states from conquering the area. The environment in Peru was ideal for certain cash crops, and precious metals such as gold and silver were abundant.
By 1325 they began to settle. The Incas, on the other hand, were a small tribe in the Andes in struggle for the rare, rich soil in order to establish farming. When they settled in Cuzco, around 1200, they began to become a powerful
In Mesoamerica, many civilizations appeared up to the 1500’s. Two of these civilizations included the Aztecs and the Incas. Although these two cultures were close geographically, they were not completely similar. The Aztecs and Incas had different religion, politics, and culture.
This was a way to allow them to still expand their empire while still being able to provide for their country men. The Inca believed in using force as a last resort. Which led them to grow so large while not having civil war but if you opposed them they would kill everything and one in sight whoever was left was sold into slavery.
They did beautiful monuments and pyramids and temples that till this day it is hard to explain how they did all of that by hand “Inca Empire for Kids”. Incas were intelligent they created plazas which made it a lot more helpful for their military to keep an eye on things. They also made sure that only people that lived in the Inca community were allowed to go in and out of the empire. Incas loved shiny things they would put most of the valuables hanging in their homes and or government offices. Only the best had the highest quality of
The negative effects of the Columbian Exchange manifested in a significant decline in Native population and the decline of their cultural heritage. Before the arrival of Europeans in America, the Inca civilization thrived through the integration of abundant resources, advanced farming, religious beliefs, efficient government, and a wealthy economy. They utilized diverse landscapes, employing terraced fields to cultivate crops like maize. Religion held a central role, with a complex pantheon of gods. The government was well-organized, led by the emperor, while a hierarchical system ensured good administration.
Compare and contrast the conquests of Mexico (Aztecs) with that of the Inca. What led up to the conquest? The goals of the Conquistadores. The results. Inca Empire Political: Most powerful figure in the Inca Empire was the Sapa Inca. For one to ascend to the lever of Inca, one must be descended from the original Inca tribe.
When Pizarro and his crew reached South America, they took over the Incan’s land by having better methods of transportation, mechanical advantages, and having more experience than the Incas. This helped the Spanish rule increase exponentially. Transportation has always played a key role in World History. On November 16,
Some of the people who refused to do what the Spaniards commanded they would be shot or beaten, wiping some of the Incan empire although in doing so it increased the population from the new technologies and ideas they had gained from the Spanish (Google, 2015). Catholicism rapidly spread through the empire and children taught Catholicism not being able to grow up with their own religion. The affects drew hundreds of thousands of Spaniards across the ocean with hopes of finding riches from the Native Americans. (Shmoop, 2017)
Inca people were located in modern day Peru, the capital of Cusco. The place that they were located is nicknamed the “lost city”. The place was called the lost city because the city was never found by the Spanish invaders when they conquered the Inca in the 1500’s. By the early 1500’s the Inca people were located 200 miles north to
Shortly before the arrival of Pizarro, the smallpox epidemic had just killed the Incan emperor and most of his court. Then, there was a civil war between Atahuallpa and his brother Huascar regarding who should be emperor next. If it had not been for the epidemic the Spaniards would have faced a united empire. 23. Literacy and government organization played a considerable role in the overthrow of the Incas.
Exposé of: The conquest of the Inca Empire - Why were the Spanish able to conquer the Incas and not the Incas the Spanish? In 1532, the New and the Old world collided in Cajamarca in a way that could not have been more drastic. The Inca’s absolute monarch Atahualpa in the midst of his army of 80.000 soldiers encountered F. Pizarro - a Spanish conquistador who set out with a squad of 168 conquistadors to conquer the Inca Empire and extract history biggest ransom. The collision at Cajamarca ended in favor of the conquistadors and marked the sudden end if the Inca Empire.
Based on a concept of expansion of the State, the Tawantinsuyo (Inca Empire) collected those knowledge and empowered them. At present, some customs and traditions of the disappeared Inca civilization still prevail in Bolivia, Ecuador and