The Intertribal Warfare Of Pre-Columbus America And Efforts Towards Peace | The American Story

Indigenous peoples of the Americas inhabited the continents for thousands of years before Columbus, as such developing diverse societies, cultures, and political structures. Trade networks connected indigenous communities across the Americas, fostering interactions and exchanges of goods and ideas. The Haudenosaunee Confederacy, established around 900 years ago, is one of the oldest representative democracies, initially formed to end intertribal warfare. Advanced civilizations like the Inca Empire and Maya society flourished, with complex political structures, trade systems, and cultural practices, such as the Inca belief in royal immortality and the Maya's mastery of jade trade.

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