Parents: Please thank your children for their excellent behavior today. I lost my voice, and they had work very hard to be quiet in order to hear me and complete their projects. They did a fantastic job!
Angry at this sacrilege, the priest called on the Spanish to attack. Instantly the square was packed with horsemen and footmen, slaughtering natives and fighting their way to the royal litter. Pizarro's men captured Atahualpa and used him to control the Incan empire, forcing his people to pay a ransom. The gold delivered filled a room to over 8 feet high. The Spanish went back on their word, and rather than release Atahualpa after the ransom was paid, they forced him to convert to Christianity before eventually killing him.
Fighting between the Spanish and the Inca continued, but Pizarro's bold victory over Atahualpa effectively marked the end of the Inca Empire.
In-class activities 3/11/14:
- Assembled display boxes for our Aztec and Inca miniatures
- Painted Inca Warriors
- Watched "Conquest of the Incas"
- Added to our history notebooks
Optional lesson extension activities:
- Stop by the library and find a biography of Pizarro. We enjoyed Pizarro and the Incas (Stories from History) by Dr. Nicholas Saunders
- Make your own incan mask using these fun instructions.
Assignment:
- Find a Bible verse about greed and copy it in your nicest handwriting. Write a sentence or two about how this applies to the Inca's willingness to pay Atahualpa's ransom or Pizarro's behavior.
- Practice your timeline
