USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

THE INCA CIVILIZATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was the Inca Emperor while the Spanish invaded? He was eventually captured and executed.
A
Pachacuti
B
Machu Picchu
C
Pizarro
D
Atahualpa
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Atahuallpa, also spelled Atahualpa, (born c. 1502-died August 29, 1533, Cajamarca, Inca empire [now in Peru]), 13th and last emperor of the Inca, who was victorious in a devastating civil war with his half brother, only to be captured, held for ransom, and then executed by Francisco Pizarro.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui, also called Pachacutec, (flourished 15th century), Inca emperor (1438–71), an empire builder who, because he initiated the swift, far-ranging expansion of the Inca state, has been likened to Philip II of Macedonia.

Detailed explanation-3: -His rule lasted only a few months before he was captured by the army of Francisco Pizarro, who sided with the Cuzco supporters of the executed Inca Huáscar. The Spanish conquerors executed Atahualpa in July 1533.

Detailed explanation-4: -What happened when the Inca leader Atahualpa first met the Spanish? He was seized and ultimately executed. What did the encomienda system, established by the Spanish crown, allow Spaniards to do? Exact tribute and forced labor from the native people on a particular piece of land.

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