Ancient Leaders

Atahualpa
HERITAGE/ DESCENDENCE:
* When Atahualpa was 16 years old his father Huayna Capac and Cuzco
decided to go with him and his brother Ninan Cuyuchi empire northward
commanding a largearmy, leaving his son Huascar as lieutenant governor
of Cuzco.

ACHIEVEMENTS:
* Atahualpa was Sapa Inca for almost two years. The Sapa Inca is basically the leader of the Inca tribe.OTHER SKILLS:
* He was a leader worthy of admiration.

DECLINE:
* Some of the factors that contributed to the decline of Inca Empire are that Spanish captured him and executed him.
* Alsothe new diseases Spanish brought.
* And the lack of unity in the empire

Moctezuma II
HERITAGE/ DESCENDENCE:
* Moctezuma had many wives and lovers, but two were his Queens .* Son of Emperor Axayacatl was elected high priest.
* His many children included Princess Isabel Moctezuma; and sons 
Chimalpopoca and Tlaltecatzin.
ACHIEVEMENTS:
* Moctezuma andNezahualcoyotl of Texcoco organized the construction and completion of a double aqueduct pipe system, supplying the city of Tenochtitlan with fresh water.
* Moctezuma extended the boundaries of the Aztecempire beyond the Valley of México to the Gulf Coast.

OTHER SKILLS:
* He was a good leader and all of his disciples loved him.
* He was a good warrior and his army was strong an alwaysdefended the empire.
* He was a good trader.

DECLINE:
* The major event was the invasion of the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés, who tricked them.
* The diseases that Spanish brought tothe “New World”.
* The lack of national unity.

Pacal
HERITAGE/ DESCENDENCE:
* He was born in 603 AD, and his mother was named Zak Kuk.
* In 615, at age twelve he became king ofPalenque.
* In 643 Pacal's father disappears, Kan Bahlum MO.
* His son, Chan Bahlum, was born in 635.

ACHIEVEMENTS:
* He expanded the territory of the Maya.
* He made many...