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