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Why was Machu Picchu abandoned and forgotten?

3.
Name the conqueror of the Incan empire?

4.
Who was the Yale professor who rediscovered Macchu Picchu in 1911?
5.
What killed nearly half the population of Peruvian Indians?

Answer 1

2. Machu Picchu was abandoned and forgotten likely due to a combination of factors, including the Spanish conquest, which led to the decline of the Incan Empire and the emigration of the local population. Additionally, the remote location of Machu Picchu contributed to its obscurity over time.

3. The conqueror of the Incan Empire was Francisco Pizarro, a Spanish conquistador.

4. The Yale professor who rediscovered Machu Picchu in 1911 was Hiram Bingham.

5. Diseases brought by European colonizers, such as smallpox, killed nearly half of the population of Peruvian Indians, as they had no immunity to these new illnesses.