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A Brief History of Peru
Like the cloth that is woven in Peru today, the history of Peru is rich and colorful and can be traced through archeological digs to at least 20,000 years ago. During thelast Ice Age, it is believed that people crossed the Bering Strait and migrated into North, Central, and South America. Between 12,000 and 2000 BCE, tribes of these people further migrated and settledthroughout Peru.
Between 1200 BCE and 200 CE people began to settle in villages and began creating more "permanent" crafts, such as ceramics and weavings. Temples and pyramids began to be constructedof carved stone. These special buildings were used for the worship of their gods.
The Inca Empire was established by the year 1200 CE. This rich culture unified the people of the coast with thefertile lowlands. Cuzco, as the capital became the center of commerce and trade for the empire. Public buildings and temples were expanded. The Incas also developed a series of canals and roads. At itsheight, the Inca Empire reached from Columbia to northern Chile.
As great as the empire was, it came to an end with the arrival of the Spanish conquerors in the early 1500s who came in search ofwealth and prestige. The Spanish had superior weaponry and brought with them many diseases that the Incas had no immunity against. By the middle of the century the native population decreased from about32 million to less than 5 million people. Most of these deaths were from influenza, smallpox, whooping cough, and measles. Additionally, two Inca Emperors, who were also brothers, were fighting eachother for control which weakened the empire. All of this aided in bringing the empire to an end by 1600.
Geography
As in the time of the Inca Empire, the three geographical regions of Peru stillstrongly influence how people live. The coastal desert lies along the western edge of Peru, on the Pacific Ocean. Although the lack of water makes it difficult to grow crops, sea life provides a...
Like the cloth that is woven in Peru today, the history of Peru is rich and colorful and can be traced through archeological digs to at least 20,000 years ago. During thelast Ice Age, it is believed that people crossed the Bering Strait and migrated into North, Central, and South America. Between 12,000 and 2000 BCE, tribes of these people further migrated and settledthroughout Peru.
Between 1200 BCE and 200 CE people began to settle in villages and began creating more "permanent" crafts, such as ceramics and weavings. Temples and pyramids began to be constructedof carved stone. These special buildings were used for the worship of their gods.
The Inca Empire was established by the year 1200 CE. This rich culture unified the people of the coast with thefertile lowlands. Cuzco, as the capital became the center of commerce and trade for the empire. Public buildings and temples were expanded. The Incas also developed a series of canals and roads. At itsheight, the Inca Empire reached from Columbia to northern Chile.
As great as the empire was, it came to an end with the arrival of the Spanish conquerors in the early 1500s who came in search ofwealth and prestige. The Spanish had superior weaponry and brought with them many diseases that the Incas had no immunity against. By the middle of the century the native population decreased from about32 million to less than 5 million people. Most of these deaths were from influenza, smallpox, whooping cough, and measles. Additionally, two Inca Emperors, who were also brothers, were fighting eachother for control which weakened the empire. All of this aided in bringing the empire to an end by 1600.
Geography
As in the time of the Inca Empire, the three geographical regions of Peru stillstrongly influence how people live. The coastal desert lies along the western edge of Peru, on the Pacific Ocean. Although the lack of water makes it difficult to grow crops, sea life provides a...
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