The plot to overthrow the Inca Empire - Gabriel Prieto

Follow Maxo, a warrior of the Chimu Empire, as he navigates the Inca-conquered streets of Chan Chan to receive a secret message.

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It’s daybreak in the city of Chan Chan, and former soldier Maxo has been up all night fretting. Last night, a friend stopped by and instructed him to go to the plaza at noon to receive an important message. But with the recent defeat of their army and the overthrow of the king, answering this mysterious summons will be dangerous. Gabriel Prieto outlines a day in the life of a Chimu warrior.

Lesson by Gabriel Prieto, directed by Qian Shi.

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[AguNorris]

People underestimate the Inca's influence in history, I live in Mendoza, Argentina, their technology and infrastructure has had such influence in my province that we keep the "Inca Sun" in our flag.

[technojunkie]

It’s so cool to hear about the history of Pre-Colombian South America! It’s a great reminder that the people and kingdoms were 3 dimensional people with their ow struggles & fights long before the Spanish arrived

[diegoganoza]

Oscar Gabriel Prieto Burmester is one of the best archaeologists in the world, a pride for Peru, and thanks to him many discoveries have been made, attracting attention from abroad. Thanks to all who make this possible.

[derkaiser]

I was about to say sadly, the uprising was a failure and the Inca burned the city to the ground as punishment. The Inca were pretty savage to the people they ruled over. Maybe next, could you do one on the Incan Civil War that happened right before the Spanish showed up? South American history is very interesting before the Europeans came. Thanks.

[jeepmega]

I always love hearing about Pre Columbian American history, very underrated!

[fabulosospucas]

What a great video! I was in Chan Chan 10 years ago while backpacking through South America and I remember hearing about part of this story. Thank you Ted!

[francescamedina]

I'm from Peru. Thanks for the video. It's always nice to hear abour tales of my country's history. This one particularly was unknown by me.

[hamfahimkabir]

I as a Bangladeshi don't know much about pre colonial American history. I would love to know more and request TED Ed to make more videos on the history of the Americas.

[Sunflowersarepretty]

This might be the first time where ted ed has used footage from real life cz mostly its all animated. Anyways great video!!

[humbertoarancibiasalaverry]

Here in Huanchaco we are very grateful to the archaeologist Oscar Gabriel Prieto Burmester for highlighting our culture and bringing it to the eyes of the world.

[chribu_]

The site of Chan Chan is really magnificent and really cheap to visit too. I‘ve been there in 2017

[ArtCore]

Oh yeah... I live In Trujillo, near where all this happened. History says that Incas and Chimus fought for like 12 years, then the Incas took every skilled labourer to Cuzco, Specially the ones that knew how to find underground water. So yeah, No surprise that the Chimu saw an opportunity in the Spanish Conquistators.

[S_h_Z_]

I was advised on this channel today and this is the first video I have watched. It is good for learning and listening and useful for learning the English language. Thank you for this wonderful effort.

[guangsikchoi]

Today I thank you for my understanding the history of the South America which has so many mysterious stories.

[dhoomed]

The BGM of this video is simply amazing, it goes along with the narrate very well. And how the storytelling of this video is constructed, great work.

[soulvey]

Wasn't expecting the plot twist of the prince stepping out of the shadows

[quintenwhyte]

"Welcome to Cuzcotopia! The ultimate summer getaway! Complete with waterslide. 😉"-Emperor's New Groove

[luyandzabavukiledlamini]

Great to learn about beautiful pre-colonial history all over the world

[gabrielsanchez]

Seeing the incas as the villans is a breath of fresh air. Usually they're represented as victims of the spanish, but surely they were the victimizer for a lot of people.

[davisbrown]

Y’all should do more videos like this! I got to visit the temple of the sun as a kid, it’s a Moche temple in Trujillo. It’s got a few stories worth telling