The ancient empire that controlled
the Andes Mountains and the pacific coast of South America during the time of
Columbus discovery is the Incas. They<span> control their empire through cooperation and subordination.
They used various methods to incorporate South Africa and centered on the Andean
mountains. That happened in 1438 AD prior to Christopher Columbus discovery of
America in 1492. </span>
Answer:
The New York banker pushed the limits when he exchanged his mansion for a Cartier necklace valued at $1 million in 1917 which he gave to his young wife. While this was a great show of love, it was, in the economic sense, a very bad investment as not too long afterward, the cost of pearls would fall and after the death of Plank’s wife, the gift would go for a paltry $150,000.