population was over 6 million. When he reached Peru in 1532‚ Pizarro and his 177 men and 62 horses went inland to the Andes Mountains‚ to a town where the Inca ruler‚ Atahualpa‚ was staying. Atahualpa had 40‚000 armed warriors. The Inca ruler made a huge mistake and met with Pizarro accompanied by only 5‚000 unarmed troops. Atahualpa could have attacked the small Spanish force with all of his armed men‚ but instead decided to risk defeat and go unarmed with only a small portion of his men. Pizarro
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exploration will be explained.. Gold was a huge motivator for explorers of the past. According to History.com‚ Francisco Pizarro held the Emperor of the Inca Empire‚ Atahualpa‚ as a hostage until a very large room could be filled with treasure. The room was eventually filled as ordered‚ but on August 29‚ 1533‚ Pizarro had Atahualpa strangled. Still‚ for miles around‚ Peruvian natives were on the road with more gold items. Upon news of their king’s death‚ those items were hidden and never arrived
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How does Shaffer create and use dramatic tension in “The Royal Hunt of the Sun” and to what effect? The Royal Hunt of the Sun is a gripping play about the journey of the Spanish army sent to conquer Peru‚ and the unlikely friendships that are formed. Shaffer creates dramatic tension with a number of techniques such as the use of Martin to narrate the story to the audience‚ a unique and powerful use of sounds‚ and the use of symbolic props and duologue scenes that create dramatic irony. He also
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During the 16th century‚ the Spaniards had dominance over the Incans’ territory‚ exposing the Incans to diverse weapons. In this Age of Exploration‚ the Spanish conquistadors such as Francisco Pizarro and his followers were devising a plan to attack the Incan Emperor‚ Atahuallpa. The conquistadors attained their goal and were soon taking over the entire Incan Empire. This period was very effective for the Europeans and their own prudence helped them be dominant in the battle of Cajamarca. The Spanish
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Spanish Forces Conquer Aztec Empire The word conquest can be used to describe what Spanish forces were able to do to the Aztec empire. But‚ the Spanish overthrow was a great example of how David can slay Goliath – without allusion to good or bad – by defeating him from within. Hernan Cortes was chosen as captain general for the Spanish expedition to America in 1518‚ but that appointment was quickly rescinded by Velazquez. Set on making the voyage anyway‚ he sailed without the proper authority.
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GUNS‚ GERMS‚ AND STEEL ESSAY Jared Diamond’s novel‚ Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel is a speculation about how and why the Europeans ended up being the main power in earlier times and conquered so much of the world. Diamond wonders how the Europeans could have so much power and advanced technology while the rest of the world was still hunting and gathering. Although Diamond is not the first to speculate on this complicated subject‚ his answer is revolutionary. People have attributed Europe’s overwhelming
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The Collision at Cajamarca | | | Jared Diamond --COLLISION AT CAJAMARCA 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 i1OSt groups of Native Americans (American Indians). As I explained in Chapter I‚ the New World was initially colonized around or before 11‚000 BCE by way of Alaska‚ the Bering Strait‚ and Siberia. Complex agricultural societies gradually
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The Conquest of the Incas The Conquest of the Inca Empire was the most important campaigns in the Spanish colonization of America. After year of preliminary exploration‚ 169 Spanish soldiers under Francisco Pizarro and their native allies. In 1528‚ Spanish arrives at border of Inca Empire the empire spanned a considerable distance. Unlike the European the Incas still leaved in secret time. In 1532‚ Pizarro returned to Peru with small private army. At first the local people fed this stranger
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Image Presentation – Los Funerales de Atahualpa “Los Funerales de Atahualpa” or in English‚ The Funeral of Atahualpa‚ was painted by the famous Hispanic artist‚ Luis Montero. According to a press release on the artwork by the “Congreso de la Republica del Peru‚” the painting depicts a true historical event of several Incan women dramatically interrupting the funeral ceremony of their assassinated Atahualpa king. The Spanish conquistador‚ Francisco Pizarro‚ and his men are performing the Christian
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between Spaniards and the Indigenous Americans was quick. The Spaniard’s captured the leader‚ Atahualpa‚ and held as a prisoner for eight months. For his release‚ the Spaniard’s ransom request was the biggest in history. Atahualpa was later killed by the Spaniards after they received the ransom. After a couple of weeks‚ the Spaniard’s decide to meet with the Indigenous Americans. Pizarro tried to talk Atahualpa
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