EARLY ANCESTORS OF ECUADOR

Januray 27 2014 By: Phoebe

These are the ruins of the Incas. It is where they used to live. They are ancestors of Ecuador.

Fun Fact:

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! People are making pottery and metal tools. People are gardening, cooking and hunting. People were preparing meals to eat. These people are the early ancestors of Ecuador.

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Caras (native people) were the rst people in Ecuador and that is why they are also called native people. They were very good at pottery and metal work, then they used their pottery and metal tools to help them live.
Fun Fact : Did you know that the native people ate stuff that they harvested? Like corn, beans, potatoes, squash, guinea pigs and dogs that they raised for meat.

Incas taught the Caras their language. In return the Caras let them live on their land.The Incas took tax from the Caras and made roads, temples and pyramids.

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The Incas used to live in Peru. They came to what is now called Ecuador in the 15th century. The Incas were people who had an emperor named Atahualpa (There is a picture of him on the right). The Incas were people who hunted. They were people who were warriors.
This is Atahualpa. He was the son who won the battle to become Incas emperor after his father.

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Did the Caras grow to like the Incas? Yes, they did in fact they liked them so much that some of the Caras married some of the Incas. The

These are the ruins of the Incas. It is where they used to live.

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Spanish Conquistadors
The Spanish

his demands instead of letting Atahualpa out they killed him. Mr. Pizarro and his army would kill anyone who did not like them. Rumiahui, one of Atahualpas generals, burned down Quito so the

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Conquistadors came to Ecuador because they were looking for gold. At their rst meeting with Atahualpa they demanded that they

would accept Christianity Spanish people would not but Atahualpa would not capture Quito. The accept it. The Spanish put Spanish rebuilt Quito and made encomiendas (large him in jail. They told Atahualpa that they would let him out if he gave the Spanish lots of )is is Francisco *izarro. He was 'e leader of 'e people who +ame , Ecuador. silver, gold, and other riches. Atahualpa promised Francisco plantation) for the Spanish people. The Caras were used as slaves and if they needed more slaves they would get Africans and use them as

Pizarro a room full of gold slaves too. The Spanish ruled Ecuador like this and two full of silver. When the Incas gave that to Mr. Pizarro and met for three centuries.

Power Words: Centuries- 100 years Christianity- a type of religion

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Conclusion
You now know about Ecuadors ancestors. Do you know about your countrys ancestors? Do you know about your familys ancestors? If you dont, well you need to gure out all about them. I bet you sometime, you will be asked all about them.

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