A Trip to South America

Can you recall any early civilizations that once lived in South America? If you named the Inca Empire, you are correct! This early civilization is important to South American history.

The video below will highlight one of the early South American civilizations, the Incas.

Trip Around the World: South America

Welcome to the mini-series A Trip Around the World.

Today we will take a mini-look at the history of South America.

Who are some of the important people in South American history? The Incas were a great civilization! The Inca Empire was in current day Peru for almost 100 years. The green represents the Incan Empire in South America. Look at the ruins of the Incan city, Machu Picchu. The Spanish destroyed many of the Incan cities, but this city, high in the Peruvian mountains, was not rediscovered until 1911.

Meet Atahualpa, the last Incan emperor. Similar to the Aztecs, a Spanish conquistador named Francisco Pizarro conquered the Incas and took their lands for Spain.

Thanks for traveling around the world to South America. Where will we fly next?

Question

What country defeated the Inca Empire, just as they did the Aztec?

Spain