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formed a civilization in tribes and states
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high point, about 250,000 people lived in El Mirador making it one of the largest cities in the world at the time
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many cities were completely abandoned and no one knows why
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the civilization started to collapse, cities which have existed for over 2,000 years were abandoned and the people moved to the coast
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founded the Inca empire and made Cuzco the capital
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settled near Lake Texcoco and founded Tenochtitlan
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religious celebration where 84,000 people were sacrificed across the time of 4 days
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the height of the empire, was ruled by Ahuitsotl
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spanish meet them after taking down the Aztec empire
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Spaniards reached the gulf of Mexico and partnered with the tribe Tlaxcala
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spaniard Francisco Pizarro organized an expedition to find the legendary El Dorado
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Tlaxcala and the spaniards took down tenochtitlan and the aztec empire fell
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Pizarro and the spaniards staged a surprise attack and caught Atahualpa and held him captive so they can get their gold and treasure
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spaniards got more gold and silver than expected and still executed Atahualpa
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the Spaniards caught Tupac Amaru the last Sapa Inca and the Inca empire fell from that point on