This course will look at the rise and fall of the Inca Empire. It will begin by looking at the settling of the Americas, the role of pre-Inca civilizations, the Spanish arrival in the Americas. It will also explore the Columbian Exchange, the movements of completely new products, animals and foodstuffs between the New and Old Worlds. It will cover the horrific role of western disease in weakening American civilizations in confronting the small invading force of Spaniards and it will detail the stunning rise and fall of Incas, the largest civilization in the Americas, and their achievements in art, architecture and transportation.

Richard Eason is a retired US diplomat and graduate of the College of William and Mary. He also attended the US Naval War College, where he studied the Revolutionary War, and then earned a second MA from George Washington University. He served overseas in nine different countries. He served as Charge d’Affaires in Belgium among other senior posts. He speaks Arabic, French, and Spanish, and is now studying modern Greek, to help keep his brain healthy. 

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