POLC99H3 Lecture : Lecture 2
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King, nobles and priest on top and common people on the bottom. Known for scientific accomplishments such as mathematics, astronomy, they invented the calendar. We never really know what happened but it"s thought that invading tribes from the north destroyed the maya civilization. Displaced toltecs who were displaced and attacked the mayas. Slaves at the bottom and hereditary lords at the top. Andes of south america with the heart in today"s peru. They invited the local nobles and getting their support and then integrated their tribes into incas. They were able to command a big region. They did not have a centralized power structure; hence they were impossible to conquer for conquistadors. Spain signed an agreement with the mapuche people in 1641 recognizing. Mapuche were never conquered until chile became independent from spain in 1810 when chile forced mapuche people off of their land into reserves. 30 70 million people were killed on the onset from disease and conflicts.
