FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
MESOAMERICAN CIVILIZATIONS THE OLMECS TO CORTES
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on the southern coast of modern day Mexico.
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on the western coast of South America.
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on the current site of Mexico City.
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on the lake shore of the Yucatan Peninsula.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Inca civilization flourished in ancient Peru between c. 1400 and 1533 CE, and their empire eventually extended across western South America from Quito in the north to Santiago in the south. It is the largest empire ever seen in the Americas and the largest in the world at that time.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Inca Empire was a kingdom that developed in the Andes region of South America and gradually grew larger through the military strength and diplomacy of their emperors.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Inca Empire was a vast empire that flourished in the Andean region of South America from the early 15th century A.D. up until its conquest by the Spanish in the 1530s.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Inca called their empire Tahuantinsuyu, or Land of the Four Quarters. It stretched 2, 500 miles from Quito, Ecuador, to beyond Santiago, Chile. Within its domain were rich coastal settlements, high mountain valleys, rain-drenched tropical forests and the driest of deserts.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Inca people began as a tribe in the Cusco area around the 12th century. Under the leadership of Manco Cápac, they formed the small city-state of Cusco Quechua Qosqo. In 1438, under the command of Sapa Inca (paramount leader) Pachacuti, whose name meant “world-shaker", they began a far-reaching expansion.