Quechua

the Peruvian Andes, and at its peak, the Incas consisted of twelve million people and from more than one hundred different ethnic groups. The Incas termed their empire Tawantinsuyu or “The Land of the Four Corners” and their official language was Quechua. The pre-Columbian empire saw rapid growth of their kingdom,…

There were countless civilizations I could have selected from but, none caught my attention quite like the Incas. Who are they? Incas are best defined as “a civilization in South America formed by ethnic Quechua people, also known as Amerindians” (Staff Writer, 2016). Inca descendants were originally hunters from Asia, who originated over the years to find new means of living. However, the Inca themselves would have you believe differently, they would “explain their origin through legends,…

Ecuadorian music generally is not well known in America. So knowing this is what really encouraged me to attend an event were Ecuadorian music was performed for the public. Even though Ecuador is a small country in South America, it homes several cultures. For example, Afro-Ecuadorian is an ethnic group, which is on the North part of Ecuador along the pacific coast. In this ethnic group, there are two types of traditional music. They are marimba music and Bomba music. The performance event that…

dealt with the torture that the Spanish brought on towards the Andean people, which is quite different than the glorified, Spanish version of the conquest that many other countries had grown to know. Poma writes the letter in both poor Spanish and Quechua in order to find a way to connect with the Spanish. He also made it a point to write the story from the two different points of view” (486). “New Chronicle of Good Government" is seen as an autoethnography because Poma writes about his people…

as a talisman, as jewellery, or used in architectural design on many buildings, temples, and artifacts such as on the Condor Temple in Machu Picchu. Chakay loosely translates “to cross” or “to bridge” and is derived from the ancient Incan language Quechua which is still spoken today! When the Chakana is used for meditation or for training/teaching, it is said to bring mental balance and a deeper insight at many levels of consciousness. (Symbols -Holy, Bridge/Passage Spiritually, Meditation,…

Africa was a very diverse continent that had many different kingdoms including The Kingdom of Ghana, The Kingdom of Mali, lastly The Kingdom of Songhai. One of the main kingdoms was the Kingdom of Mali. Ghana was the ruling kingdom for hundreds of years but due to losing in wars it collapsed during the 1100s. Once it collapsed The Kingdom of Mali rose to power. During the middle of the 1200s Mali was established by Sundiata Keita. Sandiata won or defeated Ghana and captured its capital in 1240.…

A hybrid is a mixture of elements that create something new and different. A hybridity is a mixture of separate races or cultures that when combined turn into a mixed race and/or culture that has aspects of both seen throughout. Hybridity was very common during the colonial age when European explorers and settlers mixed with the natives found in areas that they had colonized. This was prevalent in New Spain in the generations following the conquest of the Indians of Peru as seen through both the…

square miles throughout the Amazon forest and foothills of the Andes mountains. The Jivaro people consist of different smaller groups of people such as Achuar, Humabisa, Aguaruan, Antipas, Mayna. The people can also speak over six languages: Jivoran, Quechua, Shiwar, Achuar, Awajun, and Huambisa. The purpose of this study is to discern how the history of violence to themselves and from others has impacted the Jivaroan way of life today. The city of Yaupi, Ecuador is a primarily Jivaro village…

As taught by all of the Manifestations, the Creator is formless, birthless and deathless. Zoroastrians refrained from making images of any sort, and do not worship idols. “Ahura (God) is everywhere at once. He is all-knowing. He knows what we are thinking and doing at this very moment. When Ahura Mazda first created humanity, He gave the following order: “Be diligent to save you souls; I shall then provide for your bodily matters. For it is impossible to save your souls, without you. There is a…