https://padlet.com/tcory/cownrlvtihm6 Rank the 3 most important factors you think led to the Spanish defeat of the Inca in 1532. Explain each ranking. en-us 2018-04-01 06:00:02 UTC 2018-04-03 02:05:53 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/tcory/cownrlvtihm6/wish/247962867 2018-04-03 01:01:20 UTC https://padlet.com/tcory/cownrlvtihm6/wish/247962867 https://padlet.com/tcory/cownrlvtihm6/wish/247962871 1.  Disease
When the Spanish introduced the disease to the Incas, it had killed nearly all of them. However, the Spanish had already developed immunity to the disease so the Incas lost many of their people.

2. Weapons
The Spanish had way more advanced weapons, compared to the Aztecs and Incas. Gunpowder was used to help the Spanish conquer the Incas, while the Incas weren't introduced to gunpowder at all. 

3. Horses
While the Incas only had llamas, the Spanish had a history of horsemanship. They used this as their advantage and ]]> 2018-04-03 01:01:24 UTC https://padlet.com/tcory/cownrlvtihm6/wish/247962871 https://padlet.com/tcory/cownrlvtihm6/wish/247962904 1. Weapons- The spanish had large guns that the Incas were unaware of. The incas were using wooden clubs so even weapons like metal swords, pikes and crossbows gave the spanish an advantage
2. Disease- When europeans came they brought some deadly diesease with them such as small pox and measles. It was really contagious and the incas had no idea how to treat them. The disease have killed about 25 percent of the empire.]]> 2018-04-03 01:01:43 UTC https://padlet.com/tcory/cownrlvtihm6/wish/247962904 https://padlet.com/tcory/cownrlvtihm6/wish/247962938 1. Disease
- The Spanish could have brought along diseases to the Inca that helped kill about 90% of them.

2. Weapons
- The Spanish weapons were a lot more advanced compared to the Inca. They had weapons such as steel edged swords, crossbow and gunpowder weapons the helped defeat the Inca very quickly.
3. Armor
-The Spanish had very strong and protective armor made of metal that could protect them while on the other hand the Inca didn't have any armor.]]> 2018-04-03 01:02:00 UTC https://padlet.com/tcory/cownrlvtihm6/wish/247962938 https://padlet.com/tcory/cownrlvtihm6/wish/247962949 1. Disease - I think this because when the Spanish brought diseases to Inca, it spread super fast so it killed lots of people. Because of the disease, the Spanish had less people they had to battle.

2. Weapons using gun powder - Inca had never seen or heard anything like a gunshot in their lifetime. During wars, they usually used clubs or knives or spears. So when the Spanish shot their guns, the Incans were frightened and they didn't know what to do and died.

3. Religion - It is said that the Incans first thought that the Spanish were gods. This probably gave the Spanish a little of an advantage of getting what they wanted quicker than they thought they would. ]]> 2018-04-03 01:02:07 UTC https://padlet.com/tcory/cownrlvtihm6/wish/247962949 https://padlet.com/tcory/cownrlvtihm6/wish/247962954 1. Disease- I think disease is the first because they spread quickly. Also when thy had a chicken pox the people died. 90 percent of the native population died from smallpox, measles and similar illnesses within the first decades after contact. The people did not know how to treat the cure. So more people died along the way.

2. Weapons- I think weapons are rank second because the European had a lot a good weapons that could conquer their enemy. Spanish weaponry was far superior  Even less sophisticated weapons like steel-edged swords, pikes and crossbows, gave Spaniards the upper hand.

3.  Alliances-  i think they are rank third because in order to defeat the enemy you need to have a lot of experiences.The invading Spanish forces also took advantage of internal divisions within the Aztec and Inca empires. As Cortés began his march into the interior of Mexico, he first battled many local Indians. However, these people would become his allies after learning of his plans to conquer the Aztecs who ruled them. Written accounts by Cortés and his men on how they achieved victory were then published in Europe. A dozen years later, these experiences provided both inspiration and instruction to Pizarro in his conquest of the Incas.]]> 2018-04-03 01:02:09 UTC https://padlet.com/tcory/cownrlvtihm6/wish/247962954 hjlee23 https://padlet.com/tcory/cownrlvtihm6/wish/247962957 1. Alliances and Experience
I think this because the two groups, the Inca and the Aztecs, had people going against each other, and when some of these people found out the Spanish were going to conquer the other tribe, they started to join the troops of Spain and helping them attack the other tribe. 

2. Deadly Disease
I think deadly disease is one of the top three reasons the Incas and the Aztecs fell to Spain, since the Spanish had natural immunity to some diseases they brought to the countries of these tribes, such as smallpox and measles, but the members of the tribes did not, so this might have effected the tribes greatly. From these diseases that were brought by the Spanish, they lost a lot of members from the tribe. 

3. Superior Weapons
Finally, I think superior weaponry and advanced technology might have been another very important factor in the victory of Spain against the two tribes mentioned above, since the Incas and the Aztecs were not familiar with the weapons the Spanish used and they were not prepared for these technological attacks. However, the Spanish trained with these weapons, so they were very used to them. From these weapons being used, the Incas and the Aztecs were frightened and mostly started running from both the sounds and the usage of these weapons.]]> 2018-04-03 01:02:14 UTC https://padlet.com/tcory/cownrlvtihm6/wish/247962957 https://padlet.com/tcory/cownrlvtihm6/wish/247962964 1. Religion- This was an important factor to them because this religion ad made to many sacrifices. When the Aztecs faced the Spanish people, they didn't completely destroy them because they wanted more people to sacrifice for the god. They were showing the importance of their god
2.Disease-90 percent of the nation had died because of small pox and there were barely any people surviving. Also, the Spanish people didn't have to face a lot of warriors when they met the Incas.
3.Weapons-Spanish weapons were the most superior one out of all and they  made steel-edged swords, pikes and crossbows. They made these weapons by the development of gun powder. ]]> 2018-04-03 01:02:18 UTC https://padlet.com/tcory/cownrlvtihm6/wish/247962964 https://padlet.com/tcory/cownrlvtihm6/wish/247963004 1. Diseases, because many people in Inca died from the diseases that came from the Spanish.

2. Weapons, because the Spanish had weapons like gun powder, also the Spanish sword was very strong against wooden clubs with obsidian glass.

3. Horses, because they were strong, fast, and easily helped transport humans to places. The Incas have never seen the horses before, it was a huge advantage for the Spanish.]]> 2018-04-03 01:02:38 UTC https://padlet.com/tcory/cownrlvtihm6/wish/247963004 https://padlet.com/tcory/cownrlvtihm6/wish/247963015 1. Disease- about 90% of the Inca got killed because of the deadly disease the Spanish brought. 

2. Horses- they were the animals who easily transported humans and were strong, which was an advantage for the Spanish since the Incas never seen them before. 

3. Weapons- Spanish had weapons that used gun powder like guns, and also weapons like steel-edged swords, pikes and crossbows gave advantage for them.]]> 2018-04-03 01:02:41 UTC https://padlet.com/tcory/cownrlvtihm6/wish/247963015 https://padlet.com/tcory/cownrlvtihm6/wish/247963046 1. Disease - I think diseases were one of the most important factors that led Spanish defeat the Inca because it is said that 90% of the people in Inca died because of the diseases the Europeans came with like smallpox and measles

2. Weapons - Weapons like swords and crossbows were also a surprise to the Inca, but gunpowder was one of the weapons that surprised the Inca. Not only the power of the weapons are stronger, but the explosions and noises gunpowders make surprised Inca warriors, and because Inca people did not have gunpowder, there was no way to fight with guns or cannons

3. Horses - I think horses had an important role in defeating the Incas because the Incas only had Llamas to ride which could not carry much weight or was appropriate for war77y7766y676]]> 2018-04-03 01:02:52 UTC https://padlet.com/tcory/cownrlvtihm6/wish/247963046 https://padlet.com/tcory/cownrlvtihm6/wish/247963053 1. Weaponry
-The spanish had far more superior weapons compared to the incas. By using gunpowder,  it does not only kill a lot of people, but it is also a shock factor for the incas.
2. Disease
-90% of the population died of smallpox, and etc(Didn't affect the Spanish because they were used to it and had medicine to cure them). Which made the spanish easy to win.

]]> 2018-04-03 01:02:54 UTC https://padlet.com/tcory/cownrlvtihm6/wish/247963053 https://padlet.com/tcory/cownrlvtihm6/wish/247963163 1. Armor- The Spanish had metal armors that protected them from harm while the Aztecs and Incas did not. This armor protected the Spanish from the Inca's clubs

2. Horses- This was very useful because they have never seen these horses before. Therefore, they would think of it as a wild beast and the Spanish would have a better mental stability than Inca. 

3. Weaponry- The Incas have never seen gunpowder and guns before. Therefore, they would greatly fear them. The Spanish used cannons against the Inca's clubs. This type of weaponry was far more powerful and advanced than the Inca's. The Inca's never saw a simple metal sword thus, for all these reasons, they wouldn't have known what to do and was slain.

]]> 2018-04-03 01:03:51 UTC https://padlet.com/tcory/cownrlvtihm6/wish/247963163 jbjung23 https://padlet.com/tcory/cownrlvtihm6/wish/247963270 1. Disease: it killed off lots(90%) of Inca people and made the job way easier for the Spanish
2. Guns: the guns killed, but had another effect, surprising the Inca
3. Horses: the horses gave the Spanish a physical advantage, but also frightened the Inca]]> 2018-04-03 01:04:42 UTC https://padlet.com/tcory/cownrlvtihm6/wish/247963270 https://padlet.com/tcory/cownrlvtihm6/wish/247963362 1. Weaponry- Their weapons were more superior than any other weapons that were used by the Incas.
2. Tactics
3. Disease- The disease played a huge fall by killing 90 percent of solders as they died from having smallpox.]]> 2018-04-03 01:05:38 UTC https://padlet.com/tcory/cownrlvtihm6/wish/247963362 https://padlet.com/tcory/cownrlvtihm6/wish/247963576 1. Diseases - Diseases played a major role as the disease ravaged the Incan population that caused their numbers to dwindle. This made the job of conquering Mesoamerica more easier for the Spanish.
2. Weapons - In every way, the Spanish outclassed the Incans in every way. One prime example would be the arquebus, that conducted good psychological warfare against the Incans, who would later be skewered by the Spanish sabres made of steel.
3. Rhetoric - The Incans could've killed a considerable amount of conquistadors if they focused on killing. Instead, they focused on capturing, causing them to lose the war.]]> 2018-04-03 01:07:48 UTC https://padlet.com/tcory/cownrlvtihm6/wish/247963576