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What spanish weapon helped the Spaniards overcome the incas?
The Spanish had several weapons that the Inca had never seen. When they met with the Inca ruler, they kept their muskets, cannon and cavalry out of sight. At a signal given by Pizarro, they fired the guns while the cavalry charged. The Inca panicked and their forces retreated.
Who was the leader of the Spanish army that conquered the Inca Empire?
Francisco Pizarro defeated the Inca empire in 1535.
Which army destroyed the inca empire in 1532?
The Spanish conquistadors
Did the Spanish have weapons the Aztecs had never seen before?
yeah guns
Did not help the Spanish defeat the Aztecs a Guns c Horses b Smallpox d Help from the Maya?
Horses did not help with the defeat of the Aztecs. Smallpox killed off most of the population and guns and the Mayans helped with the rest.
How did the Spanish settlers defeat the Inca?
they had guns
When the spanish conquistador's invaded the Inca empire they were armed with state of the art weaponry. What was that weapon?
Yes, they had guns and cannon. They were a flint lock gun, but the Inca didn't have the advantages of weapons like guns.
How did the spanish conquer the Aztecs and Inca empires?
The Spanish had superior military equipment including ,steel armor guns and etc.
Why were the spanish able to defeat the Aztec and Inca?
they were able to defeat the inca and the aztec because the spanish had more tecnology such as great guns and they were skilled horse riders. plus they had diseases that wiped out most of them.
What happened to the Aztec and the Inca empires?
Both the Inca and the Aztecs were defeated by the Spanish. Horses and guns were able to defeat spears and arrows. The Spanish took the gold, silver, and jewels back to Spain and then forced the natives to farm for them. The Spanish also converted the natives to Christianity.
What spanish weapon helped the Spaniards overcome the incas?
The Spanish had several weapons that the Inca had never seen. When they met with the Inca ruler, they kept their muskets, cannon and cavalry out of sight. At a signal given by Pizarro, they fired the guns while the cavalry charged. The Inca panicked and their forces retreated.
What convinced Inca armies to retreat in their war against the Spanish in 1533?
Inca weaponry consisted mostly of wooden weapons that were no match for the Spaniards' swords and guns. They also had no cavalry. Inca warriors moreover never had the sheer bloody-mindedness and lack of scruples of any kind that the Spanish Conquistadores brought into the game.
What were some of the reasons that the Spanish had success in conquering both the Aztec and Inca peoples?
The Spanish were successful over the Incas and the Mayans because they had better tools and they had guns and cannons.
How did the Spanish defeat the Inca?
The Spanish were able to defeat the Inca because of there new weapons and their support from Inca rivals.
How was the ican empire conquered?
The Inca Empire was conquered by the Spanish who used guns (which the Inca did not have) and were ruthless. The alo brought European diseases which did not existed in South America and the natives had no immunity for. Scores of natives died of these diseases.
Although the number of Spanish in South America was quite small they were able to conquer the Inca fairly easily Explain at least two reasons for this?
When the Spanish came to the Inca civilization, not only did they have armor, guns, cannons, horses, and other things that the Inca had never seen before, but they also brought diseases. The Inca empire was easily conquered when they only had bows & arrows, spears, and other simple weapons.
What Advantages The Spanish had over the Inca?
The Spanish had superior military technology such as guns, cannons, and steel armor, which gave them a significant advantage over the Inca who primarily used traditional weapons like spears and slingshots. Additionally, the Spanish exploited political divisions within the Inca Empire to gain local allies and weaken Inca resistance. The spread of disease, particularly smallpox, also decimated Inca populations and further weakened their ability to resist Spanish conquest.
