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Why do you think most Native Americans groups did not form large empires like the Aztec and the Inca did?
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∙ 12y ago
Since memories began the native peoples of this country fought each other. They formed alliances and dissolved them as the need arose. A great deal of the fighting was over territory encroachment or the need to hone their skills. With few exceptions, the Indians did not recognize the need to join together to fight the European Invaders since the natives were much superior warriors. Also tribal customs, legends and lifestyles were too different to form lasting alliances.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 11y agoSome did, so you have that idea wrong. It is just that American history books doesn't cover Native American history entirely and only gives the student bits and pieces. This reflects some the of European view of history and delegates Native Americans into second class citizens. A good example of this is the story of the Jamestown colony. When the settlers arrived in the New World there was more than 14,000 Native Americans in an empire called Tsenacomoco. The chief of the empire was Powhatan and it covered 8,000 square miles. His sphere of influence stretched from the Potomac to Cape Henry ( find a map to see this empire). This is just one example of Native American history that has been ignored or changed. There are several books you can read that will give you a better feel for this history. Get Black Elk Speaks,Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee, and learn about how Red Cloud governed his people. There is also a bit of history that is never mentioned and that is the largest mass hanging in US history in 1861 at Ft. Laramie and it had to do with what happened to the Dakota Sioux.
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∙ 14y agoThat was not their way of life. Many Indian tribes were nomadic so as not to leave scars on Mother Earth.
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∙ 12y agoMost Native American tribes understood that the land could only support a certain number of people before it began to enter a stage where it would not renew its resources.
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∙ 12y agoThey weren't strong enough to conquer any empire or to form a empire
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∙ 12y agoBecause the Aztecs and Inca kept invading, conquering and killing them.
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Which Native American empires did Spanish conquistadors conquer?
Aztec and Inca
Two native civilizations the spanish wiped out?
They wiped out the Aztec but i can't figure out what the other one was!
Who At the time of the first contact between Native Americans and Europeans one of the world's largest cities was home to?
the Aztec
What were Hernan Cortes and Fransisco Pizarro known for?
They were spanish conquistadors that conquered great native american empires. The Aztec's, and Inca's respectively.
What 2 native American empires were conquered by the spanish?
The Spanish explorers of the 1500's encountered the Native American Aztec Empire and the Native American Inca Empire. Both empires were subjugated by the Spanish conquistadors. It was discovered that these empires valued gold and silver the same way Europeans did so tons of gold and silver were stolen and shipped back to Spain.
Why do you think native Americans groups did not form large empires like the Aztec and the Inca did?
They weren't strong enough to conquer any empire or to form a empire
Why do you think the Native Americans groups did not form large empires like the Aztec and the Inca did?
They weren't strong enough to conquer any empire or to form a empire
Which Native American empires did Spanish conquistadors conquer?
Aztec and Inca
Two native civilizations the spanish wiped out?
They wiped out the Aztec but i can't figure out what the other one was!
What native Americans region was the Aztec in?
The Aztec Empire was mainly in Mexico and is generally considered to be a Meso-American culture.
Did the Smallpox weaken the Aztec and Inca Empires?
Not just them, but any native American culture that was contacted by Europeans.
Is the Aztec were a group of native Americans who lived in New Mexico?
Yes. o_O
Who At the time of the first contact between Native Americans and Europeans one of the world's largest cities was home to?
the Aztec
Which Native American lived in present day Tennessee before it was colonized by Europeans?
I think it was the Aztec Native Americans.
What causes the death of millions of Native Americans?
Smallpox is the disease that caused the death of Native Americans. The Spanish conquistadors brought it from Spain, and the Native Americans, not having an immunity to it, died when the Spanish invaded the Aztec capital. This helped the Spanish defeat the Aztec capital and take over what is known today as Mexico.Bubonic Plague
Aztec Indians and taino Indians?
yes, there both native americans but different tribes.
What pre-columbian native Americans are most associated with central Mexico?
The Aztec civilization.
