FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
THE INCA CIVILIZATION
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flooding caused by a long rainy season
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new foods brought by the Europeans
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wars with European conquerors
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conflict with the Mayan people
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Europeans brought with them diseases such as measles and smallpox against which the American tribes had no natural immunity. They spread like wildfire, killing rulers of both the Aztecs and Incas, along with millions of other people.
Detailed explanation-2: -Invaders led by the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés overthrew the Aztec Empire by force and captured Tenochtitlan in 1521, bringing an end to Mesoamerica’s last great native civilization.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -Scholars suggest that possible causes could include volcanic activity, excessive warfare, disease, overpopulation, or soil exhaustion. By 900 CE, most Mayan cities were abandoned and the population lived in villages led by tribal chiefs.