FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH EXPLORERS
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Question
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A 10 year drought had many of them starving
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An earthquake
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Were at a civil war of who would be leader
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Comets in teh sky
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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 civil war was triggered by the death in 1527 of Sapa Inca Huayna Capac and his eldest son Ninan Cuyochi, who was the heir to the throne leaving no clear successor, both died of smallpox.
Detailed explanation-3: -Despite the strength and complex organisation of the Inca state, inherent weaknesses also existed. Lack of cultural unification among the Inca and the ethnic groups in their empire meant no collective identity was created.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Spanish were able to defeat the Aztec and the Inca not only because they had horses, dogs, guns, and swords, but also because they brought with them germs that made many native Americans sick. Diseases like smallpox and measles were unknown among the natives; therefore, they had no immunity to them.