Question

Before the arrival of Europeans, the two most powerful and most populous empires in the Americas were those commonly referred to as the ______ (based in the Andes Mountains) and the ______ (based in central Mexico).

Answer 1

The Inca Empire in the Andes and the Aztec Empire in central Mexico were the two dominant pre-Columbian empires in the Americas before the arrival of Europeans.

Step-by-step explanation:

Before the arrival of Europeans, the two most powerful and most populous empires in the Americas were those commonly referred to as the Inca (based in the Andes Mountains) and the Aztec (based in central Mexico).

The Aztec Empire was centered in the great city of Tenochtitlán and was known for its elaborate temples, complex social structures, and practices such as human sacrifice. The Inca Empire, with its capital at Cuzco high in the Andes, was notable for its trained warriors, efficient tribute system, extensive road networks, and monumental stone architecture. Both empires were sophisticated and had established vast regions under their control before the Spanish arrival led to their eventual downfall.

Answer 2

The empires that fills the blanks are:

Before the arrival of Europeans, the two most powerful and most populous empires in the Americas were those commonly referred to as the Incas (based in the Andes Mountains) and the Aztecs (based in central Mexico).

Step-by-step explanation:

The Inca empire was one of the largest that encompassed part of Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina (the vast majority of these countries have the Andes mountain range, which is why the Inca settlement was on that mountain range), on the other hand the Aztecs or Mexicas were settling in the central and southern of Mexico, precisely a curious fact of this pre-Hispanic town is that Mexico City is the place of one of its most significant legends of how they decided the place to reside.