What was the largest empire in the America's before the arrival of the Europeans?

Question

Aztec
Cherokee
Inca
Maya

Answer 1

The largest empire in the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans was the Inca Empire. It was located primarily in present-day Peru and extended into parts of Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia, and Chile. The Inca Empire was known for its advanced agricultural techniques, complex political systems, and extensive road networks. While the Aztec Empire was significant in Mesoamerica, the Inca Empire was geographically larger. The Maya civilization, while influential and extensive, was not an empire in the same centralized way as the Incas or Aztecs at the time of European contact. The Cherokee were not an empire but rather a confederation of tribes.