Peru is best known as the heart of the Inca empire‚ but it was home to many diverse indigenous cultures long before the Incas arrived. Although there is evidence of human habitation in Peru as long ago as the eighth millennium BC ‚ there is little evidence of organized village life until about 2500 BC. It was at about this time that climatic changes in the coastal regions prompted Peru’s early inhabitants to move toward the more fertile interior river valleys. For the next 1500 years‚ Peruvian civilization
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civilization‚ throughout the Macedonian empire‚ ranged as far east as northern India and as far south and west as Egypt. Then Romans were the rulers of the whole area from Constantinopole‚ to Palestine and North Africa to Britain. After centuries‚ the Vikings‚ people from what is now Norway‚ Sweden‚ and Denmark‚ established colonies in northern France‚ Sicily‚ England‚ and Ireland. During the 13th century AD‚ Mongols created a vast empire in Central Asia and the Mongol Empire controlled the expanse of territory
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The Inca Empire or Inka Empire[2] (Quechua: Tawantinsuyu[pronunciation?]) was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America.[3] The administrative‚ political and military center of the empire was located in Cusco in modern-day Peru. The Inca civilization arose from the highlands of Peru sometime in the early 13th century‚ and the last Inca stronghold was conquered by the Spanish in 1572. From 1438 to 1533‚ the Incas used a variety of methods‚ from conquest to peaceful assimilation‚ to incorporate
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Incan Empire During a thriving time of expanding civilizations‚ the Inca Empire was new and developing with a unique way to carry a kingdom. The Incans were forced to face diversity in order to be a successful community. Despite a simple way of living their lives‚ the Incans faced a fall in the Empire. With a combination of; a lack of advanced technology‚ a poor military with an unexpected ransom‚ and awful health systems; leading to the downfall of the civilization. The Inca Empire was
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government that focused on expansion.  Significance: Since Aztecs never really had a lot of control over the conquered people‚ many of them were eager to fight for Cortez against the Aztecs which helped lead to their decline. Incas on the other hand had a very complex empire with a lot of control over their people. So‚ since they had such an established rule‚ it made it MUCH harder and took a lot longer for Pizzaro to defeat them. RELIGION Similarity: Both Incan and Aztec religions were polytheistic
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The Conquest of Peru and the Inca Empire With the mighty Aztec Empire in ruins and the Maya decimated in Central America‚ only one formidable native kingdom remains in the New World: the gold-rich Inca‚ high in the frigid mountains of Peru. Francisco Pizarro‚ an illiterate conquistador in the ruthless mold of Hernán Cortés sets out with 200 men to defeat the last great New World Empire. Juan Pizarro‚ Francisco’s Reckless Younger Brother The name Francisco Pizarro is well-known: he was the ruthless
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The Inca Empire was one which was established as a miniscule tribe that resided in Cuzco‚ whose location can be located in South America‚ within the high mountains of the Andes. Within the time frame of a century‚ seized and subjugated a vast majority of opposing tribes. By doing so‚ the Incans had extended their empire along to approximately the length of Western South America. The Inca Empire grew huge in amazingly short time‚ less than100 years‚ from a small area in south central Peru to a vast
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The Inca Empire flourished roughly between 1400 through 1500. Cuzco was the capital city of the Inca Empire. The location of the city was in the Andes Mountains‚ which is now Southern Peru. Cuzco derived from Qosqo means dried up lake-bed. Scholars were impressed by the engineers of the Inca people. The building were built of stone and were fitted so perfectly that it was nearly impossible to slide a paper through the mated areas. The lay out of the city is said to be in the form of a puma‚ some
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The Inca governed an empire with subjects who spoke over 20 different languages. Below the Sapa Inca was the viceroy. He was a close relative of the Sapa Inca and worked as his closest advisor. The high priest was also a very powerful man. He was probably second in power to the Sapa Inca due to the sacredness of religion in the Inca Empire. The Inca Empire was divided up into four quarters. Every quarter was ruled by a governor called an Apu. The Sapa Inca had a council of men who advised him
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The Inca Empire The Inca Empire was one of the most extraordinary‚ monumental and organized civilization in America. Their domain extended from northern Ecuador to central Chile. Its capital was called Cuzco‚ which in Quechua means "Navel of the World". By the time of the Spanish arrival this city had 100‚000 inhabitants. Their chief god was the Sun; called "Inti"‚ this is also the second Peruvian currency. The foundation of the Empire was attributed to the Inca Manco
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