the Incas would bring out thier dead out of a storehouse‚ which is called‚ pucullo and they give them food and drink and they dress them in their richest apparel to sing and dance with them and walk with them from house to house and through the streets and the plaza. Mummies of commoners would be fed on special occasion while those of royalty were fed with special foods that consisted of corn and beer. There were some that would bring offering to the gravesites of their beloved. However‚ Inca people
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The Mayan‚ Aztec‚ and Inca civilizations were the largest empires in the lands we now call Latin America. The Mayans‚ the oldest of these three great civilizations‚ built their empire in what is now southern Mexico and Central America. Mayan civilization had collapsed when the Aztecs built huge pyramids to their gods. The Aztecs built well-organized cities and developed a writing system. The Incans created a road system to connect their empire in the Andes Mountains. They also developed an irrigation
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has this to say about the Peruvian history‚ “When the Spanish landed in 1531‚ Peru’s territory was the nucleus of the highly developed Inca civilization. Centered at Cuzco‚ the Incan Empire extended over a vast region from northern Ecuador to central Chile. In search of Inca wealth‚ the Spanish conqueror Francisco Pizarro‚ who arrived in the territory after the Incas had fought a debilitating civil war‚ conquered the weakened people. The Spanish captured the Incan capital at Cuzco by 1533‚ and consolidated
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Guillermo Ap World 1/07/13 Incas and Aztecs Although the Aztecs and the Incas were both isolated groups with a powerful and elite middle class in South America that existed around the same time‚ the empires developed different political means. The Aztecs were a major tribe/civilization located in Central Mexico. The Incas were also a tribe/civilization located in Peru. While their geographic locations were completely
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When Does Greed Become Too Much? In 2008‚ employees within a failing firm on Wall Street were given $16 billion in bonuses. That seems outrageous‚ doesn’t it? Anger was the response of the American people indefinitely. However‚ if they had done further research they would have realized that the $16 billion in bonuses was merely half of what the company gave out in bonuses during good times. Many of the reporters telling the story discussed the issue of rewarding the greed of the employees with taxpayer
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ed with laying thefoundation of Aztec culture. Aztecs:a member of a Nahuatlspeaking state in central Mexico thatwas conquered by Cortés in 1521. Pipiltin:were the noble social class in the Mexica Empire Tlacaelel: was the principal architect of the Aztec Triple Alliance and hence the Mexica empire Huitzilopochtli: the Aztec god of war and of the sun. Calpulli: was the designation of an organizational unit below the level of the Altepetl "citystate" Chinampas: is a method of ancient Mesoamerican
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best becomes a brave Castilian.” Reports of Peru ’s riches and the heroic stories of other conquistador’s success against the Aztec Empire in Mexico tantalized all of Spain. This influenced Pizarro to plead with the Spanish king‚ Charles V‚ for permission to undertake an expedition to claim Peru‚ the home of the Inca Empire‚ in the name of the Spain in 1528. The Inca Empire‚ with its 12 million in population‚ was currently undergoing civil unrest. After their father’s death‚ two brothers‚ Huascar and
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The Role of The Kuraka During The Spanish Conquest During the Spanish conquest of the Incan Empire the role of the Kuraka was crucial in gaining control over the Andean society. The role of the Kuraka could be thought of as “provincial nobility”[1] whose main job was to control the labor and tribute made and delivered from the natives to the state. In order to do this job the Kurakas had to maintain respect from the natives while maintaining good relations with the colonial state. This could
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the list of “key terms” at the end of each chapter. Additional readings: Zaro and Houk (2012). The growth and decline of the ancient Maya city of La Milpa‚ Belize. Ancient Mesoamerica 23:143-159. Videos: (1) Journey into the Ring of Fire: The Incas of Peru. Know the general themes of the video‚ and particularly any key points we discussed in class. Lectures: 18-25 Lecture 18—La Milpa: research at an ancient Maya city Classic Maya: where and when? What is epigraphy? General characteristics
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Army and Warfare The incas always expanded their borders by conquering other cultures Each time the army grew bigger the population also grew Each time the army grew the warriors were replaced by professional officers Warriors were between 25 and 50 years old They made a military parade to make the opponents be in awe In battles the incas were divided in three groups to be They conquered army by army until their population was an estimate of 10 million people The incas had one of the most advanced
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