Quechua

married, they had to remain together for life. Even if divorces had been allowed, it would have been almost impossible to support oneself outside of marriage, because the Inca government distributed land only to married couples. The Inca spoke the Quechua language. They couldn’t write, but they used quipus, which were strings with a system of knots attached to them. That’s how they recorded their harvest. Their huge empire has fallen because of an epidemic of smallpox brought to their world be…

Tibetans, Andeans and Ethiopians are three small tribes who live in high elevations and conditions that, for lowlanders, would be considered hazardous and unsafe; but for them, it is an everyday life struggle. Just like those who live in remote, extreme climates, like the Inuits, these tribes have changed their whole genetic make-up in order to survive these conditions peacefully. Communities living in high altitudes and climates could be prime examples of how to survive in the harshest…

All 7.28 billion (and counting) people of the world, from the Inuit of the Canadian Arctic and the Quechua in South America, to the Slavs of Eastern Europe and the Indochinese in Southeast Asia, identify themselves to at least one culture of some sort. The world teems with hundreds, if not thousands, of rich cultures, some of which date back to the Bronze Age and remain slightly changed, if at all, from the Age of Imperialism that saw the rise of empires covering a large chunk of the world under…

Machu Picchu, the Hidden Place The city of Machu Picchu, which comes from the Quechua language, has been abandoned by the Incas of Cusco for over three-hundred years. It also stands in the Andes Mountains and lingers over the Urubamba River. It’s elevated 10,000 feet and has walls that not even a credit card can not slide through, puzzling archaeologists for many years (Schreiber 1). Machu Picchu, located in Peru, is a place filled with amazing artifacts and ruins. The buildings’ architecture…

Sharpe 1 Grace Sharpe Professor Fara Lindsay Earthquakes and Volcanoes Homework 1 June 15th, 2016 Sabancaya The volcano I choose to write about is none other than the Sabancaya volcano. It is located in the Andes mountains in Peru. This particular volcano is a stratovolcano part of a collection of three glacially covered volcanoes. The elevation of the Sabancaya volcano is 5967 meters high and it is the smallest of the three, however, it happens to be the most active. Volcanic ash and…

early 13th century. The Incas lived in the areas that are now known as Ecuador, Peru, western and south central Bolivia, northwest Argentina, north and northcentral Chile and southern Colombia. The capital city of the Incas was Cuzco, and they spoke Quechua. The Incas were polytheistic and their religion was closely connected to everyday life of the Incas. Like the Mayas, the Incas would try to keep the god on their side with human sacrifices. The Incas preferred to sacrifice children or…

Atahualpa and held him for ransom. The Incas gave him gold and silver to fill a room in the palace up to the height of a man. However, the Spanish executed him. F. In 1569, the Spanish utterly defeated the Inca empire. Many Peruvians still speak Quechua the language of the Incas. G. Simon Bolivar is known as the “George Washington of South America.” He was born in Venezuela, but he was educated in Europe. He led the settlers of South America in a revolt against Spain. He helped to free…

Throughout many generations, evolving has always been the main theme for life preservation. From cavemen to businessmen, the change was a never ending possibility. Within the movie District 9, human were not the only evolving species; 'Prawns' were eventually introduced to earth later on. Clashes within the species started to occur, causing the prawns to later move into their own territory. In District 9, contact zones are highly occurring within interspecies when Wikus slowly transforms from a…

Without the influence of other continents, the Mayan, Aztec, and Inca civilizations had accomplished much range from agriculture system to mathematics as they established advanced societies in the early age. Many of those accomplishments still impact us greatly in today’s society. Known for its significant and breakthrough architectural, social, and agricultural development, Maya civilization is one of the most famous civilizations in the Mesoamerica area about 2800 years ago. In three hundred…

How fortunate are we to live in an era in which all the world’s information is at the tip of our fingers? Through online research, we have gained some knowledge in regards to the enriched history and secrets of Peru. By the end of this project, we were convinced it is one of the most unique and densely cultured countries anyone will ever come across in their lifetime. Located in northern South America, it is home to approximately 30 million Peruvians. It has a strong sense of national identity,…