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- Andean religion was essentially monotheistic: one fanged creator deity stands behind cultures separated by thousands of years.
- Religion in South America began in the Amazon, not on the coast.
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Archaeologist and director of the Maya Exploration Center, specialising in the ancient civilizations of Mesoamerica, South America and North America.
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religion 3
- Andean religion was essentially monotheistic: one fanged creator deity stands behind cultures separated by thousands of years.
- Religion in South America began in the Amazon, not on the coast.
government 2
- The Aztec empire could not have lasted, because it ruled by force; the Inca empire could have.
- The Classic Maya cities emptied because people got sick of kings.