Inca Kola

course, there are many other kinds of animals and plants as well. The slopes of the mountain by the village were also cultivated and transformed into hanging gardens for food (Source 2). This attracts even more visitors to see the environment that the Incas once lived on. This environment is not getting ruined either. It is being protected by the UGM- The Management Unit of the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu. They ensure that the environment, and the site itself, stays…

sacrifices. Chapter 16.4- The Inca Create a Mountain Empire The Inca Build an Empire: The Inca kingdom was established in the Valley of Cuzco. Traditions and beliefs were developed to unify the empire during the Incan beginnings. One Incan ruler, Pachacuti, built Incan into an empire through diplomacy and military force. Inca showed tolerance to conquered nations- allowing them to keep their customs and rulers in exchange for loyalty. • Pachacuti: a powerful Incan ruler who led Inca to build an…

The Aztec and Inca empires grew rapidly during the fifteenth century and were far superior than the other Indigenous groups in their land. While these two empires expanded differently they both prove to be the most power empires to have existed in Mesoamerica. The Mexica, who were the Aztecs, and Incas became powerful through their military successes, and reformed religious ideologies. While both of these empires proved to be successful in growing their empires where they both experienced power…

land. The Incas were warrior peoples, conquering nearby lands and “forging them into one of the largest empires in the world, stretching some 2,400 miles” (NOVA, 2010). They transformed sloping lands into farmland, using rise and run in the process of terracing. The impressiveness of the civilization comes with the realization that it was only around for about one hundred years. Their decline was due to disease, civil war, and then the Spanish Conquistadors. Ordered by the First Inca emperor,…

Ultimately when thinking in a similar way to the Inca, can lead towards the start on describing the heartland of the Inca Empire. Therefore, with Virachoca attempting to conquer more land and build the empire. As well as with the help from Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui, who attempted to have sovereignty over the Cuzco Valley, he defeated the Chancas. Consequently led to the expansion of the Inca Empire, which begins with the discussion on Cuzco. Cuzco is a small city located in a high mountain, which…

objects of the Incas left behind at the site and found in the various grave sites, Bingham and his team took part in strategic “grave robbing” as they collected skeletal remains, pottery, metalwork, and other textiles (Hall 2012). Although the collection practices of Bingham and his team may seem controversial and give evidence to both the current and past debates over the morality and ethical implications of taking and using the bones of others for research, the uncovering of the Inca…

The Inca empire. The Aztec Empire. Empire. A very large group of people ruled over by one person. The Aztec and Inca empire were both different empires but they did have things common. Today I will be sharing and comparing the similarities and differences between the Aztec empire and the Inca empire. Although the tribes came from different locations and don’t have much in common, they do have different things that make them alike such as the fact that they both have important events that occur…

Hidden away in the peaks of the Andes Mountains is a place like no other. Machu Picchu was once a thriving city before its time came up. But because of the American explorer, Hiram Bingham, looking for this place we might not have found it. In 1911 Hiram Bingham was looking for a place called Vilcabamba but instead found Machu Picchu. When he found Machu Picchu he thought it was the only Vilcabamba but, days later he found the real Vilcabamba and named the other mountain Machu Picchu. This place…

The Incans were ruled by a government. The Incans had a monarchy for a government which means they were ruled by a king or queen. The Incas also had a empire called tahuantinsuyu. Now let's talk about incan rulers. Some of the greatest incan rulers are pachacutee inca yupan,viracocha inca,and huáscar inca. Those names mean he who remakes the world,creator god ruler,and golden chain ruler. The incans had a huge empire. Their empire stretched 2,500 miles long and was home to more than 10…

exposure to the smallpox disease, which was due to the proximity their society had to domesticated animals, allowed them to unknowingly use that disease to decimate the entire Incan society. When the exposure of the two societies are compared, the Incas had almost no exposure to domesticated animals, while the Spanish had consistent amounts of exposure due to their geographical location. The Spanish came to Incan lands with about 200 soldiers, and yet they ended up conquering an entire…