FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
CORTES AND PIZARRO
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Drought and no crops
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Diseases such as smallpox
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Recent war with the Aztecs
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Lack of soldiers
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Detailed explanation-1: -The civil war between Atahualpa and Huascar weakened the empire immediately prior to its struggle with the Spanish.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Inca had skilled generals, veteran soldiers and massive armies numbering in the tens or hundreds of thousands. The Spanish were greatly outnumbered, but their horses, armor, and weapons gave them an advantage that proved too great for their enemies to overcome.
Detailed explanation-3: -Influenza and smallpox were the main causes of death among the Inca population and it affected not only the working class but also the nobility.
Detailed explanation-4: -In addition to North America’s Native American populations, the Mayan and Incan civilizations were also nearly wiped out by smallpox. And other European diseases, such as measles and mumps, also took substantial tolls – altogether reducing some indigenous populations in the new world by 90 percent or more.