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    The Incas

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    The Inca were South American Indian people who ruled one of the largest and richest empires in the America’s. The Inca Empire began to expand about 1438 and occupied a vast region that centered on the capital‚ Cusco‚ in southern Peru. The Empire extended more than 2‚500 miles (4‚020 kilometers) along the western coast of South America. It included parts of Present - Day Colombia‚ Ecuador‚ Peru‚ Bolivia‚ Chile‚ and Argentina. The Inca Empire was conquered by Spanish Forces soon after their arrival

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    Inca Empire

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    was taking over most of North Africa‚ the Middle East‚ and the Balkan Peninsula. In America‚ Incas were the rulers of the largest native empire. Near the end of the 14th century the Inca empire began to expand from its initial base in the Cuzco region of the southern Andes‚ mountains of South America. Incas’ expansion ended with the Spanish invasion led by Francisco Pizarro in 1532. The Incas were the greatest indigenous civilization of the Americas. Within 100 years they had build a

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    Chronicles of the Incas

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    The Spanish conquistadors made contact with the Inca Empire in 1526‚ at the northwestern Inca stronghold of Tumbes. The Spanish‚ in search of wealth and fame‚ were attracted to the awesome riches and supreme power of the Incas. Throughout the next few years‚ a violent and bloody effort to seize power over the Inca people ensued. The prolonged effort of conquest brought many soldiers and missionaries to the South America region. One of the soldiers who made the long journey

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    Mayan Aztec Inca

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    Mayan‚ Aztec‚ Inca The Maya‚ Aztec‚ and Inca were three civilizations that lived in Latin America during the middle ages. It is hard to overlook the fact that they had remarkable similarities‚ but also some differences. Their class structures were similar‚ and they all valued religion. However‚ when it came to the roles and expectations of men and women‚ there are differences between the three races. The Maya‚ Aztec‚ and Inca all had a similar class structure. An emperor or ruler was at the top

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    Inca empire also known as the Tawantinsuyu to the Incas was founded in 15th century A.D by a small city name Cuzco or modern day Peru which rapidly expanded. This was all due to the first emperor/Carpa Pachacuti who came into power after stopping the invasion of one of their rival groups the Cuzco was named the Chancas and ruled from 1438-1471. The rapid expansion was due to the key factors that it was located between two other empires‚ the Wari and the Tiwanaku which allowed them to use

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    Incas empire

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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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    Inca and Aztecs

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    The Aztecs and the Incas were expanding empires with professional armies‚ however they differed in expansion ideals‚ the ownership of land‚ and the implementation of slavery. The Aztecs used their military to expand for religious and political purposes. Conquering land also went hand in hand with dealing with the area’s population. The Aztecs would invade regions and then demand tribute in the form of heavy taxes and captives. These captives were either sacrificed for religious purposes or were

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    Aztec Inca Dbq

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    Aztec - Inca DBQ The advancement in the Inca and Aztec was very great in religion‚ technology and trade throughout their empire. Religion‚ taking a major part in both societies‚ was one of the highlighting themes of empire development being the root of advanced evolving features. The Aztec Empire‚ taking part in a devoted polytheistic religion‚ they practiced many rituals the main one being sacrifice. Documents 2 and 5 demonstrate the importance of sacrifice being shown in decorations on pyramids

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    Inca Empire

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    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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    Inca Figure One of the most popular tribes in South America was the Incas. There were many gods and goddesses that were worshipped by the Incas. Many included Mamaquilla‚ Copacati‚ Mama Cocha‚ Chasca Coyllur and Mama Zara. An Inca figure usually represented a god or goddess. Sometimes an Inca figure was made out of solid gold! It took a very skillful artist to make an Inca figure. Inca figures were usually made to worship a god or goddess. Inti the Sun god was one of the most common figure

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