Inca Empire

Argentina is the eighth largest country covering about 2.8 million square kilometers and almost the entire southern half of South America. It comprises of some of the world’s most impressive waterfalls, massive deserts, and tallest mountains. Also, Argentina’s population is largely of European origin with a national language of Spanish. Argentina is a country rich with culture and many traditions. The cultural activities are reflected in the different artistic expressions such as: painting,…

The Inca were a mesoamerican civilization located in current day Peru. They lasted from the 1400’s to about 1532. The Inca are very important to learn about because without them the continent of south america would have been very different today. There are many different artifacts on display in this exhibit. There is the totora reed boat, bone fishhooks, Incan gold sunface disks, a lampa, llanco, and a model of an Incan aqueduct. Totora reed boats were created by binding totora reeds…

Integration and the Arrival of the Inca consisted of the Incas advancing from Peru into Ecuador. This sparked a long period of conflict between native tribes and the Incas. Under Pachacuti, the Incas began the conquest of Ecuador in the 15th century. Other notable tribes during this period include the Shyris and Caras who made up the Kingdom of Quito, now the present-day capital of Ecuador. These peoples were militarily weak, and were eventually conquered by the Incas. However, there…

Connections, Comparisons, and Changes in the Incan Empire In the fifteenth century, the Inca Empire stood at the prime of its existence. Encompassing nearly all the land of the Andes region of what is now South America, the Inca Empire was the largest civilization in Mesoamerica. Even more impressively, the Incas developed a decadent society without many of the staples of other civilizations. This made the “children of the sun” a unique society. The Incas stood apart from their contemporaries,…

in peru will be winter. The first Peruvian civilization settled in guanta, the year 1000 B.C. The Civilization of the time were the Moche. The Moche were not the only tribe after a while. There were other branches of tribes that came from the Mighty Inca culture. In 1987, there were valuable discoveries made and traced back to the Moche tribe. They discovered that the moche tribe had joined forces and interacted with a tribe on the…

SCARY PLACES - WRETCHED RUINS BY:Steven L. Stern QUESTION FOUR:- Compare and contrast two individuals, events, or concepts from this selection. What is being compared and contrasted? THE LOST CITY- MACHU PICCHU, PERU & THE HIDDEN CITY OF TOMBS - PETRA, JORDAN Similarities The…

“Hurry up Walter, you are always staring off into space!” “You're always trying to rush me, just take your time and relax honey.” Mitty replied as he watched his last cigarette go up into smoke as the rain kept pouring. “We have to hurry and get home, we need to pack for the trip to Machu Picchu remember?” said Mrs. Mitty. Beforehand, the Mitty's lived a very quiet and normal life in the calm atmosphere of Waterbury, Connecticut. Walter has always had a tendency to “daze-off” during the day, but…

The Chavín de Huántar is a religious site in the Northern highlands of Peru. It is named after Chavín, a religious culture in the Andes Mountains. The temple that resides there was built out of stone between 900–200 B.C.E. The Chavín de Huántar became a pilgrimage destination for worshipers of all places. Worshipers brought offerings and left with objects like ceramics and textiles, spreading the Chavín faith and culture. The temple built at Chavín de Huántar became an important pilgrimage site…

The volcano is part of the Pico de The volcano Parícutin is located in the volcanic fields in Míchoacan-Guanajuato.This volcano is also the greatest in both area. This volcano has not erupted since 1952. Also the elevation of the volcano is 9,186’. The volcano Parícutin was named by a nearby village of Parícutin. The volcano is the youngest of the approximately 1,400 volcanic vents of the Míchoacan-Guanajuato volcanic field. The volcanic field is 40,000 square kilometers (15,000 square miles).…

northern coast of Peru from 1st to the 8th century CE, the people were called the Moche, also called Mochica (Cartwright, 2014). Each of the major Moche settlements seemed to have rulers who held religious and political power, the Moche's were not an Empire by more of independent societies ruled by common cultural features. They built huge and pyramids that are still here today, that now look eroded, so now they just look like natural hills. The pyramids that are known as 'huacas' that means…