American Civilization Vs Inca Civilization

The Inca Empire, located in Peru, was the last standing empire in South America. The Incas were South American Indians also known as natives to the land. At the time their capital was called Cuzco, which lasted for three hundred years. Cuzco is also a modern city in Peru. After the rule of their fourth emperor, many tribes settled in the Andes Mountains. Each tribe was individually conquered, requiring them to adapt to the Inca ways of life. After the Indian tribes converted, they combined forces and began expanding the empire. The ruler of the Inca Empire before the Spanish Conquest was Attahualpa. Attahualpa was the thirteenth ruler of the Incas. However, his assassination marked the end of the Inca Empire. The Inca Empire was located …show more content…
The main road of trade went from Cuzco to Columbia, Central Chile, and from the Amazonian slopes to the Pacific islands. The Incas traded amongst their different cities and tribes, but also with other tribes such as the Aztecs and the Mayans. The Incas sent gold, silver, and cocoa leaf to their capital and trading centers. They used llamas as transportation for their goods and had roads made of stone along the flat lands. As for transportation across mountains and streams of water, they had woven grass bridges that could hold enough weight to allow many people across along with their goods and form of transportation. Since the people’s ways of trade and transportation, the modern day people of Peru have worked to preserve these historical trade routes. Along with the grass bridges and ancient buildings, railroads have been installed for transportation for the modern day citizens of the land. There were other countries such as Ecuador who wanted control over the Inca Empire including Spain. These countries were envious of the developed buildings, temples, trade, irrigation, farming systems, and the geography that the Inca Empire held. Spain wanted the trade routes, money, goods, and land to add to the wealth and power of their country. Most of all, the Spaniards wanted the Incas’ power. The Incas had one of the most successful and wealthy empires of the …show more content…
Before the war started, a man named Huayna Capac was emperor of the Inca Empire. Huayna Capac had two sons, Tupac Husi Hualpa Huascar, and Attahualpa who was not his biological son. Attahualpa was Huayna’s son by marriage. Once he was dead, there was confusion because he did not leave the throne to a specified son. This problem caused a feud between the brothers as they each claimed they should become the next emperor. Although they shared many beliefs, a war brewed between the individuals. Each brother had a small army who believed in their cause, which began to cause