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Imperial expansion in Europe and Asia resulted from the increased use of gunpowder, cannons, and armed trade to establish large empires. Most of the groups that were conquered were weak or disorganized. These land based empires included the Manchu in Central East Asia, the Mughal in South and Central Asia, the Ottoman in Southern Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The rulers centralized their power over politics, religion and the military. They also controlled trade, enriching the rulers, who created cultural monuments and stronger militaries.
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The main pueblos were located in Chaco Canyon, in northwestern New Mexico. There, Anasazi society developed from 600 AD until the second half of the 12th century, and at its peak Pueblo Bonito, the region's main stronghold and mixed political, economic and religious center, housed around 1,200 inhabitants - 25% of all the canyon population.
A walk through the Chaco Canyon nowadays causes astonishment to the visitors. The region is uninhabited and occupied by sparse and low vegetation.
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