Question

Select all choices that apply.Mark if an event led to the decline of the Inca Empire. A. Pizarro sailed down the west coast of South America to Peru. B. Disease and civil war ravaged the Inca Empire. C. The Spanish sent messages of peace and friendship to the Inca. D. The Inca learned from the Aztecs’ mistakes and killed every Spaniard they encountered. E. Pizarro took Atahualpa hostage and then had him executed.

Answer 1

B. and  E. marked the downfall of the Inca empire, for obvious reasons. Disease and civil war would obviously kill the empire, and taking an important leader would also mark great chaos within the empire. A. and C. are not to be ignored however, considering that maintaining peaceful relationships with the Spaniards only brought death and chaos to the Aztecs, all from the Spaniards.

Answer 2

The most appropriate reason behind the downfall of the Inca Empire are  

1). Disease and civil war ravaged the Inca Empire.  

2). Pizarro took Atahualpa hostage and then had him executed.

Further Explanations:

Inca Empire was one of the most extended empires of the pre-Columbian erawith the most developed political and administrative structure. The city of Cusco was its administrative, military and political center. During its era, they were able to engage a large part of western South America by means of peaceful assimilation.

The declination Inca started when the Spaniard stepped in central America and transmitted their disease to the local native who then transmitted it to the whole continent. It is believed that during the span of ten years more than 90% of the population got effected by diseases like influenza, Diptheria, measles, and chickenpox, etc. Influenza and chicken Pox not only affected the working class but the royal families also and were the reason behind most of the deaths. Later conquest of Peru during the era of 1532 and arrest of Atahualpa by Francisco Pizarro acted as a boon for the downfall of the empire. Atahualpa was executed on 26th July 1533 and from that moment downfall of the empire started.

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Answer Details

Grade: High School

Subject: Economy

Chapter: Inca Empire

Keywords:Inca Empire, pre-Columbian Empire, Cusco, administrative, military and political center, Spaniard, influenza, Diptheria, measles, chickenpox,Francisco Pizarro,Atahualpa