5/4/3/2/1 NOTES # 3

5-COMMENTS

*Arequipa, one of the largest cities of Peru, is known as the "white city" because it is largely built up of white volcanic stone found nearby.

*Pizarro made his first expedition down the pacific coast from Panama in 1527 attracted by rumours of gold and other treasure.

*Pizarro returned to America in other expedition, his second one, in 1531 and landed in the coasts of Ecuador. He came into newly renovated Inca empire (the Inca empire had just finished their second civil war) and conquered it.

*Pizarro's conquest is a part of the most incredible stories in the history because his 183 man and 40 horse could conquer a empire of several millions of people. It is considered something that will be hard to do or that would never be completed again.
*Even though the Spanish conquerors were incredibly powerful according to the Indians, many of the fought bravely and killed many of them with their poor knowledge compared to the Spanish.

4-QUESTIONS:

*What was Pizarro's goal in his first voyage to the Americas?

*What kind of weapons did the Indians used against the Spanish?

*How do the people from Arequipa give shape to the white volcanic stone?

*How many years did the legacy of Pizarro stay in the Inca empire?

3-VOCABULARY:

*bathing: to put into a liquid.

*amusing: to keep pleasantly occupied; entertain.

*emissaries: noun used for emissary, a secret agent, sent on a specific mission.

*gutters:a channel to carry off water , as along the eaves of a roof or the side of a street.

2-LITERARY TERMS:

*Dialogue: the author of the book is remembering a conversation he had with his friend, Steve, during his travel to Peru. It was at Arequipa.
*FOIL: Francisco Pizarro contrasts the author of the book because as he says when he went to Peru he did not care if he got rubbed or anything like that, while Pizarro was somebody who would not let anybody rub him, instead he rubbed the Indians.

1-SUMMARY:

*In this chapter two and three, the author begins describing the Arequipa's city, made up of white volcanic stone and known as the "white city", and right after that he changes the topic radically and starts talking about Pizarro and the conquest of the Inca empire. He says that Pizarro's brave movement was one of the most incredible stories in the history because to conquer a empire with several millions of people with just 183 men and 40 horses is something hard and now may be impossible to do by us.