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Conquest of PeruConquest of Peru
News of Cortes’ success gets around
Cortes’ illiterate second cousin Francisco Pizarro becomes very interested
News of Cortes’ success gets around
Cortes’ illiterate second cousin Francisco Pizarro becomes very interested
Conquest of PeruConquest of Peru
Pizarro and his men head south to look for another rich civilization
Takes roughly 180, a few horses and a cannon to attack the entire Inca Empire
Pizarro and his men head south to look for another rich civilization
Takes roughly 180, a few horses and a cannon to attack the entire Inca Empire
Inca EmpireInca Empire
Warrior people Conquer entire west coast of S. America
Adapt to 2nd highest mountains in the world, the Andes
Warrior people Conquer entire west coast of S. America
Adapt to 2nd highest mountains in the world, the Andes
Inca EmpireInca Empire
Altitude Issues Most plants die due to lack of oxygen Solution: Potato
Few animals can for work/food Solution: Llamas/Alpacas
But they’re not good to eat
Altitude Issues Most plants die due to lack of oxygen Solution: Potato
Few animals can for work/food Solution: Llamas/Alpacas
But they’re not good to eat
So what do they eat? So what do they eat?
Inca EmpireInca Empire
Never develop a written language
Use quipu Communication system based on knots in strings
Never develop a written language
Use quipu Communication system based on knots in strings
Inca EmpireInca Empire
Despite lack of writing system or the wheel the Inca still build massive projects
Despite lack of writing system or the wheel the Inca still build massive projects
Conquest of PeruConquest of Peru
When Pizarro and the Spanish show up the Inca had already been weakened by smallpox and a civil war (The War of the Two Brothers)
Atahualpa was the winning brother and new emperor of the Inca
When Pizarro and the Spanish show up the Inca had already been weakened by smallpox and a civil war (The War of the Two Brothers)
Atahualpa was the winning brother and new emperor of the Inca
Conquest of PeruConquest of Peru
Pizarro shows up on the day that Atahualpa defeats his brother
Atahualpa went out to investigate the white fellows
Pizarro shows up on the day that Atahualpa defeats his brother
Atahualpa went out to investigate the white fellows
Conquest of PeruConquest of Peru
Atahualpa and Pizarro met at Cajamarca
Spanish ambush the Inca (kill many and the rest flee)
Atahualpa captured
Atahualpa and Pizarro met at Cajamarca
Spanish ambush the Inca (kill many and the rest flee)
Atahualpa captured
Conquest of PeruConquest of Peru
Pizarro ransoms Atahualpa back to the Inca
After the ransom was paid Pizarro strangled him
War rages on for many years but Spanish win eventually
Pizarro ransoms Atahualpa back to the Inca
After the ransom was paid Pizarro strangled him
War rages on for many years but Spanish win eventually