AimEuropeanswerenotabletoconquerinAsiaandAfrica.pptVIP

Aim: Europeans were not able to conquer in Asia and Africa – why in the Americas? Aztec capital Tenochtitlan - a swamp in the middle of a lake Chiampas - productive, surplus agriculture based on maize Inca Terracing - farming the mountains: potatoes Inca Terracing - farming the mountains Inca Terracing - farming the mountains Inca Terracing - farming the mountains Inca Terracing - farming the mountains Growth of the Aztec Empire, 1427-1519 Expansion of the Inca Empire 1438-1525 Differences in expansion through conquest Aztecs: plunder and exploitation left many enemies among conquered people