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The Manteño-Huancavilca society encompassed parts of modern-day Ecuador between 650-1530 AD. There is debate about whether this society was a state or a confederation of smaller polities. While the society exhibited some characteristics of a state like specialized craft production and modification of the environment for agriculture, archaeological and historical evidence suggests it was composed of independent lordships that did not respond to a centralized authority. Therefore, the Manteño-Huancavilca soci
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- Daniel Rivas
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