There were many reasons to the downfall of the two prosperous societies, many of which included disease, lack of modern weaponry, and tension between the Europeans. ... The goal of the whole government was to be decentralized, meaning that the Aztec king had total control over the empire, but the local rulers had to pay tribute if they wanted to maintain independence. The Incas exercised a more centralized system of government, meaning that the Incan emperor kept complete control over the empire, leaving no independence to the local rulers. ... A civil war or overthrowing of the government ...

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It started around 2500 years ago in the Greek Empire. ... Nevertheless Hernan Cortes and his army battled their way through the Native American superpower of the Aztecs and further see their downfall to nothing more than history. ... Whereas the Aztec people literally welcomed Hernan Cortes and the Spanish into their city and paved the way for their own downfall because they were so reliant on their cultural and religious practices. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate