Inca mythology

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…

couldn’t break stone, and their structures were made of stone (limestone or/and granite). Since the stone buildings were important( Machu Picchu or the city on the Andes mountains were also important), to the Incas way of life so it would be the top left corner in the exhibit. The way the Incas built the building is important to because that is what made them stand and stay standing for so long without collapsing. The way they made it stand for so long without being annihilate, and why…

live in. The Incas are a South American civilization which extends along the Pacific coast and Andean highlands. The Incas are a powerful civilization, which people should move to because of its ideal location, ample food supply, and strong central government. The location of the Inca civilization is isolated, which makes it ideal. They live high up in the Andes Mountains, thus being hard to attack and safe. Their location in the past made it hard to communicate, but the Incas built bridges…

Do you want to know why 160 spanish could take over the whole inca empire on their own? Well the answer is geographic location, because the incas didn’t get as lucky as the spanish did when it came to where they were on the map. The reason being is the spanish got lucky getting a great climate for farming wheat and inhabiting domesticated animals also in their area Iron was in the ground so that they could later make steel. The incas not getting as lucky being stuck with only one domesticated…