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The Conquest of the Incas
- Huayna Capac and the takeover of Quito
- The death of the Sapa Inca; civil war erupts
- Francisco Pizarro and the conquest
- The meeting of Incas and Spaniards
- The death of Atahuallpa
- The conquistadores in Cuzco
- The rebel kingdom
- The Andean peoples after the Incas
- Descendants of the Inca empire today
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The reign of the mighty Inca (pronounced ING-kuh) empire was remarkable but short. In 1438 the Incas were merely a group of related families residing in Cuzco...
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- Chavín Culture
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- Wari Culture
- Kingdom of Chimor
- The Rise of the Incas
- Inca Government and Economy
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- Daily Life in the Inca Empire
- The Conquest of the Incas
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- Toltec Culture
- The Rise of the Aztecs
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- The Conquest of the Aztecs
