The Inca Empire‚ was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. 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 in the early 13th century. From 1438 to 1533‚ the Incas used a variety of methods‚ from conquest to peaceful assimilation‚ to incorporate a large portion of western South America‚ centered on the Andean mountain ranges‚ besides Peru‚ large parts of modern Ecuador‚ western and
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Societies in the World Quiz 1 Started on Completed on Time taken Grade What makes the little-known 1835 clash between the Maori and Moriori peoples a particularly interesting conflict for Diamond? Marks: 4 1 Answer: The little-known 1835 clash between the Maori and Moriori peoples was particularly interesting for Diamond because the Maori-Moriori peoples are both from common ancestors originating less than a millennium earlier. Diamond believed that if we could understand the
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Document Based Questions: Civilization of the Americas Document 1: 1) Describe the significance of Mayan architecture evidenced in this temple at Tikal? Answer: This pyramid temple is evidence of the architectural skills of the Mayans. The significance of Mayan architecture evidenced in this temple at Tikal is that they were able to build monumental temples of stone‚ which they dedicated to both the gods and important rulers. The Maya Architecture‚ as well as their Art‚ has been called the richest
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a better translation. Introduction The ancient city of Machu Picchu is a symbol of community and dedication. Machu Picchu is an ancient Inca city in the Peruvian Andes‚ which was built around 1440. It was discovered in 1911 by the archaeologist Hiram Bingham. Machu Picchu is a testament to the incredible vision and engineering prowess of the Incas. An interesting feature of Machu Picchu is the evidence that it was a farming site. This is because of its location deep in the remote mountains
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with stones with that much precision back then was amazing. The Mayans developed a calendar and a writing system based on a hieroglyphic system. The Incas built a tremendous system of roads that stretched 3‚700 miles across the entire empire. They also built a system of channels to irrigate their crops to sustain their population. The Incas used a process of terracing to make the steep mountain sides of the Andes into farmable land. This process was a revolutionary farming movement to support
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Thousands of years ago‚ three great civilizations lived in what we now call South America. These three civilizations were the Mayans‚ Aztecs‚ and Incas and they settled in South America and Mesoamerica (a term used to describe the Americas before the arrival of the Spanish) where they lived for thousands of years until the Spanish arrived. One of the oldest civilizations of Mesoamerica‚ the Mayan civilization‚ which is located in modern-day Guatemala‚ lasted for approximately 3000 years‚ spanning
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independent‚ there stood the Indian tribe of the Incas. Even though most of the Inca population was wiped out‚ the lifestyle and culture survived the many long years and still prospers in the modern world. Though the industry and lifestyle of the people in Peru have drastically changed from what the Inca initially had‚ much of the culture today is based on the Inca’s beliefs. Before the country of Peru was founded‚ the Indian tribe called the Incas inhabited the area from about 1430-1530. As Spanish
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to discourage tourists who visit the area on shoestring budgets. 10) Tourist organizations want to concentrate on Eco-tourism and plan to organize jungle safaris because they believe such projects will attract up-market travelers. 11) Inca cable car - the Inca people built Machu Picchu high up in the mountains because the area was so remote. 12) A Swiss company plans to build a cable car to lift visitors 500m up into the mountains. 13) The cable car will be visible from the sites famous Sun Temple
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than 500 years. Machu Picchu‚ commissioned by Inca emperor Pachacuti‚ was originally built as a ceremonial and administrative center for the Inca Empire. The complex‚ yet beautiful structure of the city‚ helps illustrate and advocate the cultural and architectural superiority that the Inca civilization had compared to other native tribes during their time before the invasions of the Spanish Conquistadors. Machu Picchu‚ commissioned by Inca emperor Pachacuti‚ was originally built as a ceremonial
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they made‚ they had similar designs throughout the empire. the only differences between homes and imperial temples were the temples were bigger and had better quality than the common homes that were found in the society. the most common material the Incas used in buildings was stone‚ they used it because they could shape them so they locked together to hold very well. The stone they used was usually only Yucay limestone‚ green Sacsahuaman diorite porphyry‚ and black andesite and they used harder stones
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