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Their history starts
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they started building enormous stone complexes known as triadic structures
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as many as 250,000 people lived in this city, making it one of the largest cities in the world at the time
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many Maya cities, including El Mirador, were abandoned completely, though archeologists don't know why
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Large parts of the Maya civilization collapsed again
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Manco Capac and Mama Ocllo founded the Inca Empire
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Manco Capac ruled the Inca Empire
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The Aztecs settled near Lake Texcoco
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The Aztecs founded Tenochtitlan
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The Aztecs were founded by Montezuma.
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Pachacuti (whose name literally meant "World-Shaker") ascended to the throne
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Ahuitzotl ruled the kingdom
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Depending upon the occasion, some human sacrifices could be of a very large scale. For example, at a religious celebration
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Herman (or Hernan) Cortes and his fellow Spaniards landed on the Gulf Coast
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a Spaniard by the name of Francisco Pizarro organized an expedition
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Pizarro set sail from Panama
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The Aztecs sacked the capital city of Tenochtitlan and brought the mighty Aztec Empire to its knees
