animals whoop and holler‚ as loud as sirens. Flowers bloom from every place imaginable. This is Machu Picchu‚ home of the Incan Empire‚ providing historical‚ architectural‚ and scientific significance to the world‚ leaving travelers in awe of its magnificence. Machu Picchu is the site of many historical events. This “city in the clouds” was once capital of the mighty Incan empire (The Stones of Machu Picchu). Spanish conquistadores were the cause of the abandonment of this Incan stronghold (The Stones
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trading partners. The colonisation by the Spanish had a detrimental effect on the Aztec and the Inca civilisations. The Aztecs and Incas were a very advanced civilisation that the Spanish had never seen before. When the Spanish first arrived in the Americas‚ they were surprised to see clean‚ ordered and well planned cities with temples and architecture that was unknown to the Spanish. The Aztec Empire particularly grabbed the Spanish’s attention with its capital‚ Tenochtitlan. The city was established
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Peru Madison Sipe 6th Grade Did you know that Peru produces around 162 tons of gold every year‚ which is about $6.3 billion U.S. dollars? That’s a lot of gold! Their country is the sixth-largest producer of gold in the world. Peru is made of components such as the geography‚ the government‚ and traditions of the people‚ the animal life‚ and more. Find out how the gold improves the quality of life in Peru. Peru is a country located in South America and in the Southern Hemisphere. Peru is mostly
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long blade‚ represented a very high point in metalworking technology and became fashionable in Renaissance Europe. Francisco Pizarro‚ a Spanish conquistador‚ and his most trusted officers debated their options for how to deal with Atahualpa‚ the last Inca emperor.
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world’s highest mountains‚ like the Huascaran and the Yerupaja (Flores). Peru’s high Andes are the land of the Incas; the Incas were the native South American people that once ruled one of the largest and richest empires. Their empire covered much of present-day Ecuador‚ Peru‚ Bolivia‚ and Chile and parts of Columbia and Argentina. Spain invaded in the 16th century and conquered the Incan Empire. The Andes Mountains is a model of more than 200 granite buildings (Flores). Tourist can travel only by a four-day
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Atahualpa was the last ruler of the Inca Empire of pre-Columbian South America to exercise power independent of Spanish control. Francisco Pizarro and a small group of Spanish soldiers captured Atahualpa. In a vain attempt to save Atahualpa‚ his subjects assembled one of the largest ransoms in history‚ an estimated $30 million worth of gold and silver. 7. Pizzarro completely surprised and overwhelmed Atahualpa’s empire; Pizzarro had guns germs and steel where the Incas didn’t. Pizzarro also had horses
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period The Effects and Impact of European Expansion Writing Assignment Paragraph 1: Comparing and Contrasting the Aztecs and the Incas: The Aztecs settled in the central valley of Mexico in 1200 A.D‚ while the Incans settled in the Andes Mountains. The Aztec civilization spoke the language nahuatl but the Incans spoke Quecha. Francisco Pizarro defeated the Incas civilization with only few hundreds of men and The Aztecs were conquered by a conquistador named Hernan Cortes‚ who destroyed the
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People and Culture Peru represents a unique lifestyle that incorporates the rich historical influences of numerous cultures around the world. Peru lies on the site of the ancient Inca civilization‚ a highly skilled empire who ruled for over 300 hundred years until the early 16th century. The Inca civilization eventually fell to Spanish conquest which then introduced European influences to the area as well. Eventually‚ the Peruvians gained independence by defeating Spanish forces in the 1820’s
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Empire or Emperor? An empire is a state‚ or political system that exercises coercive power over a population. Those with larger populations are more frequently labeled as empires. They conquer‚ rule‚ and extract resources from other states and peoples. Usually‚ empires encompass a considerable variety of peoples and cultures within a single political system. The negative things that come with an empire cannot be overlooked. Many empires are known by their violence‚ exploitation‚ oppression‚ cruel
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and captured a balsa raft with rich ornaments of silver and gold. Pizarro kept three captured natives to learn Spanish and be interpreters. The next year only thirteen men stayed with Pizarro on the Isla del Gallo; but in 1528 Pizarro discovered the Inca city of Tumbez. He went to Spain and at Toledo persuaded the Queen to appoint him governor and captain-general of Peru;
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