How did the Western Hemisphere's largest empire vanish in just one century?
In short: The Inca Empire commanded nearly 10 million subjects at its peak. This video explores how this massive civilization rose to power in the fifteenth century and why it collapsed only 100 years later.
Gordon McEwan examines the rapid trajectory of the Inca Empire, a civilization that achieved unprecedented scale in the Western Hemisphere. The video investigates the factors behind its sudden ascent and the subsequent downfall that ended its rule within a single century.
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