For millions of people the American Dream and the ideology of " so proudly we hail" symbolizes equal opportunity‚ freedom and determination. However‚ for many African & Native Americans that make up 16.3% (5.4 million Native Americans and 14.3% African Americans) of our nation’s population. The American Dream represents a dark road of racism‚ social conflict and genocide. Marking the early foundation of the worldwide colonization better known as the New World. The dawn of marginalization and colonization
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de Luque. The war lasted seven years‚ and both sides suffered severely. About six years into the war‚ Pizarro invited the Inca emperor(whose name was Atahualpa) to a feast‚ in his fort‚ in his honor. Atahualpa consented and once he enters the fort he and his army of six thousand is ambushed. The emperor was taken captive and Pizarro ransoms Atahualpa‚
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the south‚ Francisco Pizarro reached Peru‚ Atahualpa‚ and the son of the former Inca ruler had just defeated his brother in a war for the Inca throne; he was then carried to Pizarro on a golden throne lined with parakeet feathers. Around his neck he wore a necklace of giant green emerald and gold ornaments decorated his hair. Pizarro’s priests asked Atahualpa to give up the Inca religion and accept Christianity and the King of Spain as ruler. Atahualpa was arrogant and he did not pay attention to
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“Suddenly we found ourselves standing in front of the ruins of two of the finest and most interesting structures in ancient America.” wrote‚ Hiram Bingham. This was Hiram Bingham’s description of when he first discovered Machu Picchu. Machu Picchu is an abandoned Incan religious retreat located on the eastern slopes of the Vilcanota mountain range‚ 80 miles away from the city Cusco. Machu Picchu has over 3‚000 steps‚ stretches over five miles long‚ and had over 150 buildings. The abandonment of the
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Francisco Pizarro was not the most pleasant person to be around. He had many accomplishments but not the nicest guy in the world. Pizarro was a Spanish explorer and Conquistador. He did an abundant amount of expeditions and went out to sea with other explorers. Pizarro‚ as an explorer discovered many thing people know today. He founded the city of Lima‚ also the Pacific Ocean just to name a few. Francisco Pizarro is famous for conquering the Incan Empire. Pizarro was born in Trujillo Spain in 1478
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Time can provide connections and ideas of answers to complicated and intricate questions. In the book Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel by Jared Diamond‚ the author encounters a man named Yali while on a trip to new Guinea. Yali asks Diamond a question that is essentially about advantages and disadvantages between different civilizations. The author cannot provide a definite answer. Later in the book‚ Jared Diamond describes how Francisco Pizarro‚ a Spanish conquistador‚ easily overcame the Incas using European
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As stated by Stern the kurakas that followed Atahualpa to Cajamarca were rather impressed by the military capabilities of the Spaniards especially the Lucanas people of Andamarca and Laramati whose kurakas asserted themselves as friends of the Spanish in hopes of forming an alliance. One of these crude
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riches. Then‚ in 1531 Pizzaro then left 180 men in Panama in an attempt of the conquest to conquer the Inca Empire and take advantage of the Incan Civil war and civilization. When the conquistadors arrived at Atahualpa they opened fire on unarmed men which made the Spaniards capture Atahualpa and also‚ capturing large amounts of Gold and Silver which made Pizzaro and retained true
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Captain Francisco Pizarro formed a partnership in Panama with Diego de Almagro and the priest Hernando de Luque in order to explore the Pacific coast‚ looking for a Biru tribe that became the name Peru. His first expedition began in November 1524 with eighty men and four horses; but they suffered starvation‚ and Almagro lost an eye fighting natives. In 1526 they took two ships and captured a balsa raft with rich ornaments of silver and gold. Pizarro kept three captured natives to learn Spanish and
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The Aztec Empire began in 1330‚ with the founding of Tenochtitlan. This empire was at its most hit‚ when Moctezuma II ruled. But this fierce and powerful empire came to its end when Hernan Cortes conquered the empire in 1521. There are four factors which caused the demise of the Aztec Empire. They are: Alliances (The conquistadors made alliance with tribes who didn’t like the Aztecs) Weapons (Spaniards had advanced weaponry and horses‚ to their advantage) The Spaniards had advanced weaponry and
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