Incas

Question 1

When did the conquest happen and by who?

Answer 1

In January 1532 by Francisco Pizzaro

Question 2

What was the name of the Inca king?

Answer 2

Atahualpa

Question 3

What strategies did the Spanish use over the Incas?

Answer 3

Convert Atahualpa into Christianity but when it didn’t work Pizzaro slaughtered all Incas except Atahualpa and kept him hostage for the gold and translation, but was later also slaughtered.

Question 4

What did the Spanish bring with them that made the conquest easier for them.

Answer 4

Diseases

Question 5

What are the similarities and differences between the conquest of the Aztecs and the Inca?

Answer 5

Similarities:
In both occasions there were less spanish men than indigenous.
They both made alliances with enemies of the current ruler. Both took advantage of the indigenous ruler and took him hostage. Massacred the indigenous once they were in control.
The populations in both Inca and Aztec empire greatly decreased because of smallpox.
After defeating them they built cities on top of what the indigenous had built.

Differences:
Cortes burned the ships so his men would not turn back.