Sapa Inca

discovered by the Spaniards. One of the Spaniards named Francisco Pizarro, decided to conquer the land of what is known as Peru today. One of his troops discovered that this was owned by an empire, called the Incas. The Incas were rich in wealth. Francisco Pizarro decides to conquer the Incas, however, he realized that there wasn’t…

While looking at the spread of Christianity in the New World throughout the time of Spanish conquests, two important sources stand out. One source by José de Acosta of Spain and the other by Felipe Huamán Poma de Ayala of Peru. While these sources are both similar and different at the same time, what is most important to regard while reading through their sources is the similarities; most importantly, the struggles the report that the Incan people face, how they regard the Incan people, and how…

geological challenges, many people couldn't survive under this condition, but two groups of people, managed to adapt, and worked around their surrounding and make the most out of it. These people are the Puebloans cliff dwellers from Mesa Verde, and the Incas from Machu Picchu. The Puebloans from Mesa Verde adapted to their surrounding and lived within cliffs. They build large cliff dwellings called 'The Alcove' which the biggest of them contains 150 rooms and 23 kivas, and they also build…

History Peru was the nucleus of the highly developed Inca Empire which extended from the Ecuador to Chile. This wealthy civilization attracted the Spanish Conqueror Francisco Pizarro, who invaded Peru in 1532 . Peru became the main source of Spanish wealth and power in South America. In 1821, Peru declared its independence from Spain. The Maoist guerilla group Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path) began their brutal campaign to overthrow the government in 1980. A smaller rebel group, Tupac Amaru,…

photos, notes, and research on the Ancient civilization of the Incas but Hiram wasn't the first man to examine the Inca civilization. After a takeover by a Spanish conqueror in the 1530s, a man named Pedro Cieza de León recorded Inca rituals, social structures, and the engineering.…

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…

After a civil war between two brothers to see who would be Sapa Inca. The war lasted five years, soon after it finished, the Spanish arrived. Had they arrived earlier, the Incas would have sacrificed the Spaniards, but the new Sapa wanted to be calm, since he had won the civil war. They greeted the Spaniards with a friendly tone, but Pizarro had the idea they need to get away from the Sapa Inca. He wanted to benefit from of all the gold, temples, and people. They planned to…

Comparing Maya and Inca Civilizations The Maya and Inca were one of the first Mesoamerica civilizations. The groups had similarities and differences. They were located in the same general region of the world. Religion played an important part in both religions. The governments were different in each society. The Mayan civilization started in 300 - 900 AD. It was located in what is now Guatemala, also known as the Yucatan Peninsula. In each of the Mayan cities there was a…

The three societies the Maya, Aztec, and Inca went through rough times in their lives, such as sacrificing; they also had achievements from their creations. Sacrificing was a big thing in all of these societies, they would cut out a victim's heart and present it to their living god or ruler. They all had at least one thing in common. They all had economy, government, religion, and technology. But they all had their differences in their lives. The Mayan had a government, economy, religion,…

Comparison Between the Inca, Aztec and the Maya Do you think the Maya, Aztec, and the Inca believed in gods? Keep reading to find out. I have been researching about the Maya, Aztec, and the Inca. In this essay, I will be comparing the Maya, Aztec and the Inca, and how they had similarities and differences with technology, social systems, and their economy. So let's get started and dive into some similarities and differences. The Maya, Aztec, and the Inca are similar somehow, let's discuss. They…