USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

CORTES AND PIZARRO

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which choice puts the following events in the correct order?1. Pizarro learns that the Inca emperor is very wealthy.2. The Inca emperor, Atahualpa, is executed.3. Pizarro attacks the Inca emperor.4. The Spanish king allows Pizarro to attack the Inca.
A
1, 3, 2, 4
B
1, 4, 3, 2
C
4, 1, 3, 2
D
4, 3, 2, 1
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -With fewer than 200 men against several thousand, Pizarro lures Atahualpa to a feast in the emperor’s honor and then opens fire on the unarmed Incans. Pizarro’s men massacre the Incans and capture Atahualpa, forcing him to convert to Christianity before eventually killing him.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Incas built roads across the length of and width of their empire. To create routes through steep mountain ranges, they carved staircases and gouged tunnels out of rock. They also built suspension bridges over rivers. Thick rope cables were anchored at stone towers on either side of the river.

Detailed explanation-3: -Although Atahuallpa had provided the richest ransom in the history of the world, Pizarro treacherously put him on trial for plotting to overthrow the Spanish, for having his half-brother Huascar murdered, and for several other lesser charges. A Spanish tribunal convicted Atahuallpa and sentenced him to die.

Detailed explanation-4: -Francisco Pizarro was an explorer, soldier and conquistador best known for conquering the Incas and executing their leader, Atahuapla. He was born around 1474 in Trujillo, Spain. As a soldier, he served on the 1513 expedition of Vasco Núñez de Balboa, during which he discovered the Pacific Ocean.

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