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Incas
The Incas were spread along the west coast of South America. They were prominent from the 12th to the 16th centuries. They are known for their art, architecture, mathematics, and astronomy.
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What advantage did the Spanish have over the Aztec?
- The Spanish had horses that scared the Incas.
- Better weapons
- Trained better.
- The Incan were fighting among themselves for control of their own government
- Weakened them enough for the Spanish to conquer them.
- Diseases such as smallpox that wiped out entire communities.
- Prophecy of the god Quetzalcoatl which was believed that one day a new white god would come.
How did the spanish conquer the great aztec and inca empires?
Conquistador hernan cortez left cuba to sail to present-day Mexico in 1519. Cortez had heard of a wealthy land to the west ruled by a king named MOCTEZUMA ll.
What was life like for the Indians who lived in the Spanish Americas?
It was Horrible for them they didn't get to do anything they wanted to and they were treated like slaves.
What kind of house did the Inca live in?
The Incas lived in houses build from blocks of stone. Mainly white granite because it was hard and strong like in Machu Picchu. The rooves were at an downwards angle so the rain could drain off.
A good book to look at is everyday life in the ancient world by Dr John Haywood
The Incas believe in many gods. This means they were polytheistic. One of the most important was the sun god. They all thought that they were the "sun's children"
That is why we care. They used there gods to get places in life they always counted on their gods!
In which present- day country did the Aztecs live?
Most became mestizos with intermarriages between Aztecs and the Spanish conquistadores (now making up 60-80% of the total Mexican population). However there are some 0.7 to 1 million people of amerindian origin that can be considered the direct descendants of former Aztecs.
What did the Incas do for sacrifice and if they had sacrifices is there evidence that they did?
The Inca committed sacrificial acts in many different ways. Human sacrifice was very rare and less than a dozen cases have been proven attributable to the Inca, however many other forms were implemented.
In the construction of a new home a baby llama was slaughtered, dried, and buried within the foundation to bring prosperity to the family that lived within.
The Sapa (ruling) Inca were believed to assist in the ruling of the empire after their deaths. The ceremonial sacrifice of cloth, food, precious metals and other goods were made by oracles on behalf of the current Sapa to appease their spirits was commonplace.
Most ceremonies and festivals would often include the sacrifice of livestock.
The Inca had a system of tax whereby a third of all that a citizen produced was given directly to the Sapa. As no one person could possibly utilize one third of what a 13 million strong empire could produce it can be said that this was a sacrifice. (on that note, the Sapa was considered a god as much as a king, so it could be said that this tax was paid to appease god)
A secondary tax known as mita also existed. This was more a tax paid by labor and all citizens of the empire were required to spend a part of their year working for the government in whatever field was their specialty. As this meant a certain amount of neglect of their home duties it can also be somewhat considered a sacrifice.
Incas also had human-sacrificial ceremonies, called a Capocha Ritual.
These usually took place if the Inca wanted to get help after earthquakes, droughts, plagues, or war defeats.
Flawless, unblemished children were chosen for this. It was an honour for the child and his/her family to be chosen. During the course of these rituals, the child and his/her family were taken to see the emperor. Then a feast was held in the child's honour.
Finally, the child was taken high up into the Andes Mountains, and placed in a structure made especially for this purpose. The child was then left there to die in the cold. After the ritual, statues were made in the child's honour, as the Incas believed that the child would then become a deity, or a god.
Ninth Inca emperor of the kingdom of Cuzco, which he transformed into an empire.
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When did the Incas invent freeze drying their food?
This is often misrepresented online and on children's websites. The Incas did work at high altitudes, with low humidity and lower pressure, but it was not a level that reached sublimation. Think of it as "drying while at freezing temperatures".
The Incas would freeze and then dry their food, in two separate steps, as opposed to "freeze-drying" or the modern pharmaceutical and food term lyophilization. The Incas placed their food in cold climates to freeze at night to store as you would a freezer, and then in the day it would evaporate. This process is closer to dehydration and then a freezing step, and wouldn't remove some of the internal water that modern processes would.
Freeze-drying requires a vacuum and low temperatures ie. drying while at cold temperatures. In order for this to occur, to have the water inside the food go from liquid to gas (sublimation) , a phase diagram shows that it needs to be less than .006 atm, far far below any environmental conditions the Incas could achieve. This value, .006 atm (4.56 mm Hg) is known as the triple point of water, below this pressure, sublimation can occur.
For Instance:
Machu Picchu- 7,970 ft above sea level- lets say they wold climb to 10,000 feet at most for this process.
At 10,000 feet it would about 60.7 kPa air pressure- (526 mmHg or .69 atm)
You can see it is about 100 times too high a pressure to induce sublimation.
You wouldn't call homemade beef jerky freeze dried, you'd call it dehydrated.
It is a smart process, but it is not reminiscent of the way food and drugs are made nowadays. I have worked in this industry and am just pointing out that the it is semantics. A scientist wouldn't refer to this process as "freeze-drying", maybe a comma in between "freeze , drying" would make it work.
What was everyday life like for the common people who lived in the Inca empire?
Daily life for the Incas was rather routine. Men were soldiers/farmers, they would work their land until they were called upon to fight for the empire.The Incas would have two meals daily, and just like the Aztecs, they had no concept of money. You took what you needed.
After a woman would give birth, the child would be washed in the nearest stream, and on the fourth day the baby was placed in it's cradle for the first time. A child would not be named for the first two years of it's life. It would only be referred to as "wawa."After two years, the child would be given a temporary name along with their first hair cut. Their permanent name would be given to them when the hit puberty. The Incas believed that your name should reflect you. That is why they waited so long.
Common women had the ability to move up in society more so than men. In the cold Andes mountains, wool would keep people warm. Women were the weavers. The Incas would weave their stories and art into their clothes and blankets. If a woman possessed the ability to weave beautifully, she could end up in the capital of the empire, Cuzco.If a woman made it there, then rich men, who would tour the weaving rooms would see them. If a rich man was attracted to a weaver, he could purchase her services, and eventually marry her. She would no longer have to sew, and would be one of the rich man's many wives and live a life of luxury.
- Using deception, turning indigenous people against indigenous people ( Aztec vs. Aztec , Inca vs. Inca), paralyze the will of the population by a frightful deed.
- controling lands, looking for gold, silver and slaves.
What did the Spanish find when they met the Incas?
When Spanish came to Inca territory they found lots of gold. When they found the gold they took it and melted the gold down.
How did the Incas win loyalty among conquered people?
the Incas allowed the conquered people keep their religious beliefs
Where did frantisek kupka live?
Frantisek Kupka was born in Opocno, Bohemia, which today is known as the Czech Republic. After college, he moved to France, where he lived until he passed away in 1957.
What was the main reason Spain wanted to conquer the Aztec and the Inca?
because they wanted to rule the people
While people have used Llamas as pack animals for thousands of years, they are generally not able to bear the weight of a fully grown person. A child, under maybe 50lbs, might be able to ride a Llama without hurting it, but this should be done carefully and with a properly prepared saddle.
Llamas are different from one another due to natural variation. Individuals weighing more than an individual llama can hold should avoid attempting to mount it.
