The balance of power was so uneven because the Incas were never exposed to what the Europeans had. The Europeans had access to many things the Incas did not have such as horses. Horses gave the Spaniards more mobility and they developed special techniques that gave them military advantages. The Incas have never seen a horse before which made them afraid and they did not know that if they stood firm, they would be able to stop the horses instead of being cut down. Horses and other domesticated animals brought diseases like smallpox which the Incas were never exposed to. The diseases killed thousands of Incas and not a single Spaniard because they had developed an immunity after living with the animals for so long. The Incas had no diseases
