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| l | Two great
imperial systems had been created in |
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the Andes. |
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| l | By the close of
the 15th century these militaristic |
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fragile, weakened by internal strains and |
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| technological
inferiority. |
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| l | American
societies ranged from the Aztec-Inca great |
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small bands of hunters. |
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| l | The continued;
evolution of all Indian societies was |
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| disastrously
disrupted by European invasions |
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| beginning in
1492. |
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