Map of the Americas
The Americas are one of the five continents in the world. The Americas are divided into North America and South America. North America has the superpower United States, and South America has the BRIC countries Brazil . Compared with Europe, there are very few developed countries in the Americas. However, three major civilizations were born in the history of the Americas, namely the Aztecs, the Incas, the Mayans, and the Mayans. These three American civilizations ruled the Americas for nearly 2,000 years. However, none of these three civilizations survived, and they were all wiped out by the Spanish Empire. Today, except for the Indians who are subject to racial discrimination in North America , there are no original names in the American continent. Basically, they are immigrants from Europe, Asia, and Africa. This period of immigration has a long history. To put it bluntly, all the countries in the American continent today were basically founded by immigrants and colonists.
Today we will take a look at the demise of the three major civilizations in the Americas. Their demise also caused the disappearance of the Native Americans.
1.Inca
Looking at the map, it is not difficult to find that Inca Empire and Chile are very similar, both are narrow and long.
The Incas were originally just a small country located in Cusco . The main territorial expansion did not begin until the 15th century. The territory of the Inca Empire expanded to Colombia, Argentina and Chile. However, his heirs' fight for the throne caused many civil wars, which led to political unrest in the Inca Empire and provided opportunities for subsequent Spanish colonists to sow discord.
The Inca Empire was established in 1200 AD, and the real founding date was 1438 AD. The nation was founded by Indians, that's right, Indians. Today, they are the only surviving indigenous people in the American continent. The language they speak is Quechua . The Inca Empire was very powerful and was the overlord of South America at that time. It ruled many tribes in South America militarily, culturally and politically for more than a hundred years.
1453, The Byzantine Empire was destroyed by the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire cut off the trade routes between Europe and Asia and set up gateways on the Mediterranean , making it impossible for many European countries to conduct economic trade with Asian countries. As Spain in southern Europe Realizing that it was impossible to trade with Asia, new routes had to be opened. In 1492, Columbus discovered the American continent. At the beginning of the 16th century, the Spanish Empire invaded the Americas. The three major American civilizations were indeed brilliant, but no matter how brilliant they were, their weapons were still broadswords, spears, shields and long bows. Moreover, there were no horses in America, so there were no cavalry. As a world-famous Spanish Empire, all heavy cavalry have been on line for a long time, and there is no shortage of gunpowder and cannons. In the mid-16th century, the Inca Empire's national strength was not as strong as before due to domestic civil war. In 1572 AD, the Spanish Empire sent only 168 soldiers to destroy the Inca Empire. The remaining Indians fled to the North American continent and became the surviving indigenous people.
2.Mayan
Mayan cultural relics
The Mayan civilization is very mysterious. The location of the Mayan empire has not yet been determined, so there are no specific pictures.
The Mayan Empire was located south of present-day Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico. The Mayan civilization had extremely high achievements in astronomy, mathematics, agriculture and art, and was also known as the wisest people in the world. The Mayan Empire was extremely mysterious and glorious, but in the end, the Mayans abandoned their high-tech prophecies and wisdom and disappeared into the tropical rainforests of the Americas.
The Mayans existed from the tenth century BC to the mid-to-late eighth century AD, and there are still pyramid sites to this day. The Mayans are composed of Indians and Mayans and are a symbol of ancient wisdom and civilization. The period from the third century to the ninth century AD was its heyday. But the mysterious high-tech civilization was abandoned by the Mayans themselves, and no one knows why.Since then, the Mayans have disappeared in the long river of history. When mentioning the Mayan civilization today, people may only remember the five predictions of the Mayans
1. The Mayans themselves will destroy
2. Humans will invent non-animals that can travel very fast on the ground Vehicles and vehicles flying in the sky
3. In the long future, there will be several world wars in the world in which the whole world is involved, and a person named Hitler will be born, as well as the birth and death dates of this person
4 .Humanity will end in the fifth solar century. At that time, all human civilizations on the earth will perish.
5.2012 is the end of the world.
It was also the beginning of the 16th century. The Spaniards colonized the Americas and destroyed the Aztecs. Gram empire . But at this time, there were still some remaining Mayan states on the Yucatan Peninsula . Unfortunately, in 1597 AD, the remaining Mayan states also perished due to the Spanish gunpowder cavalry and the plague.
3. Aztec
Area of the Aztec Empire
The Aztec Empire was established in 1372 AD, and its peak period was the early 16th century. Yes, it was the time when they were destroyed. The Aztec Empire and the Maya also had their own legends and myths, such as the Aztec belief in the feathered serpent and temples.
However, the Aztec Empire was very cruel and barbaric, always sacrificing human beings to the gods. Therefore, many surrounding tribal city-states hated the Aztecs, so that later the Spanish invaded the Americas and many tribes helped The Spanish attacked the Aztec Empire.
At the beginning of the 16th century, the Spanish attacked the Aztec Empire. But that period was the peak of the Aztec Empire, so at the beginning, the Spaniards were retreating steadily. Seeing the powerful Aztec Empire, the Spaniards obtained an Indian woman in 1519. This woman knew the Aztec language and the Mayan language, so she became a translator. Assisted the Spanish in defeating the Aztec Empire, but failed when attacking Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire. Although the Aztec Empire defended its capital and drove away the Spanish, the plague carriers brought by the Spanish were not driven away. Therefore, when the Spaniards returned to Trohititlan again after reorganizing their troops for a month, almost everyone in the capital died of the plague. In 1520 AD, the Aztec Empire was destroyed by the Spanish Empire.
The lines of the three major civilizations in America were all destroyed by Spain, but it also proved that American civilization was backward, so it was a natural law that it was destroyed. Later, the Portuguese, the British, the Dutch, the Russians and the French all came to the American continent and slaughtered and sold the Native Americans. Of course, some native Americans were killed by the plague. The Native Americans have a history of blood and tears, and the remaining Indians have also been subjected to racial discrimination by Americans and Canadians. I wonder if the Indians will disappear and cease to exist in the near future.
