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Founded by Manco Capac, later a god in the Inca religion. as a leader Manco was called a Sapa Inca, a trend that continued as the name of the main leader as The Incas turned to empire. -
the neighbors of Cusco, the chanka tribes attacked Cusco. Pachacuti successfully defended Cusco and became emperor. Pachacuti rebuilt Cusco and started expanding his empire -
An settlement high in the mountains, Machu Picchu was a fortress and imperial retreat built by Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui. It had a population of around 1000 and was considered one of the most sacred Inca sites -
While this isn't the first time the Incas Expand their empire, the conquering of the Chimu people was the first as a unified front. the Inca took Chan Chan, the capitol, and became it became a vassal of the Inca empire -
the successor to Pachacuti, Tupac Yupanqui is credited with expanding the empire by a massive 4000 Km. This expansion caused the Incas to call their empire the "Tawantinsuyu" or the "land of four quarters" -
the Inca empire took over the religious site of Pachacamac, and incorporated it into their religion. The Inca also built a temple to their sun god at the site. There have been found the sacrificed bodies of 20 women on this site. -
was fought between a coalition of Mapuche people of Chile and the Inca Empire, it was a battle of expansion for the Incas. the battle took 3 days and in the end, it was a stalemate. -
After becoming leader of the Inca empire, Huayna Capac was well known for constring fortresses and roads. allowing for easier expansion and defence. Lamas where used to transport goods using roads. -
a well known historical site, historians didn't know what the ruins of machu Picchu were used for. they eventually found out that it was a religious center, but they did find records of it being abandoned, while they found no reason for this, it must've been well hidden because nobody found it for hundreds of years -
A wave of smallpox from the landing of the spanish caused the death of the current ruler of the inca empire. there had not been a chosen successor so a civil war broke out between two of his sons. the winner, Atahualpa, his leadership would be short lived because of the spanish conquistadors that were on their way. -
a peripheral engagement of Francisco Pizarro's conquest of Peru, was fought in April 1531 on the island of Puná. it was one of the first battles in the last expedition before the fall of the Inca. -
Francisco Pizarro was a conquistador who led the spanish to south america. he led a small hord of a few hundred men and was on the search for gold and other riches. the diseases that he and other travelers brought took out over half of the Inca population. -
one of the first battles in the civil war between Huáscar and Atahualpa for power over the Inca Empire. The Battle took place in modern day ecuador. Huáscar was forced to retreat and was a decent sign to come as to who would win the war. -
The Battle of Quipaipán was the decisive battle of the Inca Civil War. the battle took place a couple of miles west of the Inca capital Cusco. the victor, Atahualpa, had very little time as ruler because of the Spanish conquistadors that had arrived. -
the first contact between the spanish and the Incas was friendly, with drinks and food. then the next day Francisco Pizarro attacked the army of 80,000 men, and won with no losses. he captured atahualpa during the battle. -
the ambush and seizure of the Inca ruler Atahualpa by a small Spanish force led by Francisco Pizarro. it was what allowed the Spanish to get the upper hand. The Ransom that the Inca gave to get their king back was one of the first of the few events that caused the end of the Incas -
after being captured by the Spanish, Atahualpa had a ransom put over his head for his return. once the Spanish received the Ransome, they executed Atahualpa. they split the ransom between themselves and the crown. -
after the death of their "God king", the collapse of the Inca empire was extremely swift, most likely because of the power needed to keep the nation together. the subjects (near 10,000,000) people, really didn't like being ruled over by the Inca empire, allowing for the swift collapse of the empire. this was assisted by the fact that the spanish were "Exploring" south america killing and spreading diseases. -
A Ten Month Siege of Cusco by the Inca army under the command of Sapa Inca Manco Inca Yupanqui. the city was held by a garrison of Spanish conquistador, commanded by Hernando Pizarro. The Incas were unsuccessful. -
Hiram Bingham located what he called the “lost city of the Incas” on a trip to explore an Inca site high in the mountains. while later it was discovered to most likely be a temple, it was never the less an extremely impressive find given that most of the Inca ruins had been found by that point