them. Huayna was the son of Topa Inca Yupanqui (1471-1493), an Incan King who led a massive expansion of the Incan Empire, spreading it towards the Tahuantinsuyu or land of four quarters. The newly conquered domain was so colossal that it dispersed deep into the Amazon forests. Because his father was an emperor, Capac grew up living an excessively lavish lifestyle knowing that one day he would be successor of the throne. To aide him in his future, Topa Inca Yupanqui made certain that his son was well
was going to come to Cusco. Noble faithful persons to Atahualpa told him that he should not go, because he could be kill, so Atahualpa send delegates represented him and of course they die with other people. Atahualpa was convinced by the nobility Incas of Quito and Tumibamba that he had to fight against Huáscar. So a great army was prepared that was in charge of generals Quisquis, Calcuchímac and Rumiñahui, and they also did a ceremony, to put it on a red mascaypacha, for recognize Atahualpa the
century, the Inca empire was the largest empire in the world . The Inca empire stretched across the Andes from Ancient Peru to Quito to Santiago. There was an estimated 10 million people living in the Inca civilization. The name of their empire was Tawantinsuyu, meaning “ Land of Four Quarters.” The Inca empire was separated into four quarters. The North quarter was named Chinchaysuyu, the East was Antisuyu, South was Collasuyu, and the West quarter Cuntisuyu. Cuzco is the capital of the Inca empire.
The Collapse of the Inca Civilization The collapse of a complex society is the resultant force of rapid simplification (Tainter, 1990). Whether intrinsically or extrinsically inflicted, exploitation of the very factors with which societal complexity is achieved may initiate the collapse of a civilization (Tainter, 1990). A total of six factors signal the attainment of societal complexity (i.e., urbanization, complex economy, scientific enhancement, public architecture, state religion, and social
Among the several civilizations in the Americas, the Inca was one of a kind. Starting out in the highlands of the Andes mountain range, the empire spread across modern day Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, and Bolivia for a total length of 2600 miles. At its peek the Inca Empire was the largest nation on Earth and remains the largest native state to have existed in the western hemisphere. The obtaining of such large area of land was no small feat nor was the government that managed it. Understanding
navigating. These coastal cities traded with the Maya tribe. In 1460 CE, the Incan ruler Tupac-Yupanqui breached Ecuador from the south. Ecuador’s Canari, Quitu, and Caras tribes fought back. The Inca were extremely advanced and had developed cities, highways, and even mail systems. It seemed inevitable that they would win against the Ecuadorian tribes, but miraculously, the tribes defeated Tupac-Yupanqui’s army. Tupac-Yupanqui’s son, Huayna Capac, conquered Ecuador soon after his father’s defeat. Soon
are many great and important things he did in life. He made a great impact in American History. He was a Spanish explorer and a conquistador in his early days. He, accompanied by few of his men, were able to capture Atahualpa, Emperor of the mighty Inca Empire, and conquered the Incan Empire in the year of 1532. He was greatly responsible for the expansion of the Spanish dominion into the western side of South America and also explored the Pacific Coast of America. This are some of the things that