Why is Machu Picchu so amazing?

It is considered by many to be the most spectacular urban creation of the Inca Empire and one of the most important heritage sites in the world. It sits on top of a mountain, 8,000 feet (2,430 meters) in the tropical forest, offering spectacular scenery with significant endemic biodiversity of flora and fauna.

What is Jared Diamond’s conclusion?

Jared Diamond The main conclusion of the book is that the success of one group of people in developing civilization earlier, and in eventually displacing others, is due to their good fortune of having locally available plants and animals that were suitable for domestication.

Why couldn’t the Incas read or write?

Why couldn’t the Incas read or write? The Sumarians were the only ones to every invent reading or writing and it spread because of geography. It didn’t spread because of geography; different climates and vegetaiton.

What 3 things did all the civilizations have in common?

All these civilizations had certain features in common. They built cities and invented forms of writing. They learned to make pottery and use metals. They domesticated animals, and they created fairly complex social structures with class systems.

What happened to the Incas at Machu Picchu?

Machu Picchu did not survive the collapse of the Inca. In the 16th century the Spanish appeared in South America, plagues afflicting the Inca along with military campaigns waged by conquistadors. In 1572, with the fall of the last Incan capital, their line of rulers came to end.

Is Guns Germs and Steel worth reading?

The book provides a very good overview of the history of the human species and our ancestors, and I certainly recommend it to anyone who’s interested in the subject. In the book “guns germs & steel”, the author says that river valleys were not an answer to why some civilizations developed quicker than others.

What was Pizarro’s secret weapon?

Why did the Spaniards pass their diseases onto the Incas, and not the other way around? Jared Diamond: This is Pizarro’s secret weapon; pigs and cows, sheep and goats, domestic animals.

What is the Guns Germs and Steel theory?

Guns, Germs, and Steel argues that cities require an ample supply of food, and thus are dependent on agriculture. As farmers do the work of providing food, division of labor allows others freedom to pursue other functions, such as mining and literacy.

Can Jared Diamond explain how America fell to Guns Germs and Steel?

Can Jared Diamond explain how America fell to guns, germs and steel? Spaniard Francisco Pizarro has gone down in history as the man who conquered the Inca. From Pizarro’s home town of Trujillo, Jared Diamond pieces together the story of the Spaniards’ victory over the Inca, tracing the invisible hand of geography.

What does Machu Picchu mean in Quechua?

Old Peak

What is Jared Diamond’s main argument?

At the risk of oversimplifying Diamond’s 440-page book, and the debate about it, the discussion goes something like this: Diamond’s book argues that the differences in progress for different societies around the world do not result from one group being smarter or more resourceful than another.

What 3 things does Diamond say all great civilizations have in common?

Jared Diamond: All great civilizations have had some things in common – advanced technology, large populations, and well-organized workforce.

Why was Machu Picchu so important to the Incas?

Many modern-day archaeologists now believe that Machu Picchu served as a royal estate for Inca emperors and nobles. Others have theorized that it was a religious site, pointing to its proximity to mountains and other geographical features that the Incas held sacred.

What is Jared Diamond’s thesis in the worst mistake?

The thesis of Diamond’s book states that the invention of agriculture is what allowed Europeans to conquer other colonies worldwide. Though I would recommend that you all read “Guns, Germs, and Steel”, the book is very long and we all have a lot of school work to do!