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Conquest of the Incas :smiley: (Long Term Impacts (Instead of having one…
Conquest of the Incas
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How were the Incas Conquered?
The Spanish explorer Francisco Pizarro invaded the Incan Empire in 1532, seeking riches.
Around 180 soldiers invaded the Inca Empire.
The Inca had made contact with Europe before the Spanish Conquest.
The Spanish took over Inca land within 40 years. During these 40 years the Spanish took vast quantities of gold, destroying cities and almost erasing a civilisation.
Many of the Incas died because they had contact with Europeans. The Europeans brought disease which killed many of Incas.
Short Term Impacts
After the Spanish Conquest and the destruction of the city of Cusco, the Spanish started building new structures over what used to be Inca architecture.
Much of this area is centered around Peru and mostly around the ancient Incan capital of Cuzco, which is located in close proximity to the now famous Machu Picchu.
The Incas were the first known people to populate the area.
At the height of its existence the Inca Empire was the largest nation on Earth.
Long Term Impacts
Instead of having one culture (the incas) there were two
A new social class was created
Europe became very wealthy because of the acquire of gold and silver by the Spanish
Spain became the richest country in Europe
Spanish became the main language spoken in areas of America, and still is to this day
Christianity became the main religion in America, and still is today.
The Incas associated Jesus with the sun. This gave him many names including:
Huayna Capac (Young Lord)
Hesu Kristu (Jesus Christ)
Inti Tayta (Father Sun)
Taytacha (also Jesus Christ)