The Spanish forcefully took control of the empire and brutally murdered the emperor (Inca Empire - Google Sites). The Spanish arrived in 1532 on the conquest of Peru led by Francisco Pizarro in the city of Cajamarca and they were probably interested in the Inca empire due to it astonishing high economy (Inca Empire - Google Sites). The Spanish only came with 110 men and 67 horsemen and met with the Sapa Inca Atahualpa who thought that the meeting was peaceful and that the Spanish were showing their respect to him (The Fall of the Inca Empire). However, his belief was proven incorrect very quickly when he got captured for not swearing loyalty to the King of Spain and Pope and throwing the bible on the floor. The Spanish then went on to kill and capture Incan soldiers and Atahualpa probably realised then that the Spanish were after gold and silver and were not there for peace.
Pisistratus took the men called club-bearers, and with their aid rose against the people and seized the acropolis a. Ten archons: five from aristocrats, two from artisans, three form the country (farmers) b. Peisistratus seized power thirty-two years after Solon’s legislation -Solon (now old) opposed him; Peisistratus seized the Acropolis c. He lent money to those who were in difficulties, to support their time not in the city but scattered about the countryside. -This resulted in an increase in his own revenues from the through working of the land d. Expelled twice before he consolidated power; ruled for a total of nineteen years over thirty-three; -Benevolent tyrant with broad support who ruled constitutionally. d. He grew old in his rule and died from an illness, in the archonship of
These treaties provided important gains for Britain, Austria and the house of bourbon that set the foundation for future development in Europe and abroad. The treaties also labelled the defeat of French ambitions created under Louis XIV and introduced the concept of the balance of power into international relations for the first time. For most of the 17th century France dominated as a European super power. Britain, France's greatest opposition, had just recently emerged as a new superpower in the 1680's along with Austria and the Dutch Republic after victories in the 9 years’ war (McKay & Scott, 1983). Concurrently the king of Spain, Charles II, was nearing his deathbed with no heir to the Spanish throne.
Napoleon's invasion of Spain in 1807 provided the spark the rebels needed. Napoleon, who at the time wanted to expand his empire, attacked and defeated Spain. He put his elder brother Joseph on the Spanish throne. This act made for a perfect excuse for secession. By the time Spain had gotten rid of Joseph in 1813 most of their former colonies had declared themselves independent.
Pizarro is the head of a few hundred soldiers. Four years after they get in, the whole Empire is theirs. The rapidity of this conquest puzzled a generation of historians: how the Incas, which erected in only one century of civilization history a high rank developed society let themselves overcome as easily by a handful of conquistadors? Answers to this question are multiple and various reasons are here to explain the decline of this civilization. Indeed, the empire reached his apogee during the reign of Huayna Cápac (1493-1525), who died without designating his successor.
In the fourteenth century their wealth increased again. Savestro de Medici led people in revolt against the ciompi (small artistanate) and later he became so popular that he became defacto dictator of Florence. Then in 1383 his wealth decreased when he was banished. Giovanni Bicci de Medici regained family power by making the family the richest family in Italy, possibly Europe. The growth in political power also increased when he became gonfalero in 1421.
Phillip II of Spain was a shy, serious, very religious, and a very hard working ruler. Phillip II wouldn’t allow anyone to help him. Phillip II seized the Portugal kingdom when the king died in 1580 without an heir, and he was his nephew. He had and empire circling the globe after he seized Portugal. American mines supplied Spain with gold.
Why William duke of Normandy won the battle of Hastings The battle of Hastings led to a drastic and irreversible change in medieval England. The result of the battle was that William duke of Normandy with the help of his Norman supporters seized control of England’s throne and changed the culture and the way the country was ruled forever. William’s opponent of the battle was Harold Godwinson, the largest land owner in the country and a man who had been king of England for less than a full year. This essay will examine the reasons why and how William won the throne. Other than Harold Godwinson, two other men were claiming the English throne; their names were William, Duke of Normandy and Harald Hardrada, a Viking from the north.
Napoleon's first major mistake was made in March of 1808, when Napoleon intervened in a dispute between the present king of Spain and the king's son. He placed them both in prison and put his own brother on the throne. The people of Spain did not take too kindly to this act and so began a bloody war that was not defined by major battles, but by guerrilla warfare that kept a large number of French troops occupied to keep control of the country. French troops would end up executing hundreds of Spaniards who were thought to be resisting French power. Britain saw an opportunity to weaken Napoleon's empire by landing 13,000 troops on the coast of Portugal, where they made their way up along Spain's coastline.
Compare and contrast the effects of World War 1 on Africa and Middle East. Although the causes for the Great War were laid down years before, but the immediate spark was the Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, an Austrian hungry prince. Due to the alliances amongst the countries, the Great war which had initially started between Serbia and Austria had engulfed the whole world into the War. The main causes of the Great War were imperialism, race for arms, nationalism and the alliance system. Typically, when one thinks of Great War, they think of extensive fighting in Europe but in reality the Great War had numerous battles in the colonized states where there were clashes between Triple Alliance and the Allies.