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    In the past, many different civilizations have made amazing achievements. Three of the many civilizations have made quite interesting fulfillments. In the past, people were astonished at what humans in the America's had accomplished! The Aztec, Mayan, and Incan civilizations each had something that impressed people that came from different cultures. The Aztec's had a very impressive capital, the Mayan's had stunning pyramids, and the Incan's made a advanced way on how to farm. The Aztec's back

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    started to appear across Central America (“Maya Civilization”). This was the start of the Maya civilization. There were other civilizations in the area, like the Aztec, who were in Mexico, and the Inca, who were in the Peru area of South America. The Maya were a greater civilization than the Aztec or the Inca because their achievements in astronomy, math, language, architecture, and engineering. These achievements in those areas set them apart from the Aztec and the Inca. Many people have heard that

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    The Maya and Aztec civilizations are two vastly different civilizations, as is to expected, however, despite these differences, they do share a number of similarities. To put the obvious aside, one way the Maya and Aztec civilizations are different lies in the political environment of both civilizations; the civilization of the Maya consisted of city-states ruled by an individual leader who was usually male, while the Aztec civilization were city-states and conquered territories ruled by one leader

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    The Maya, Aztec and Inca civilizations all have similarities and differences. The topics that will be compared and contrasted are economy, religion, social system, government, and technology. The Maya civilization was spread out. They lived in Mesoamerica, Mexico, South America, Yucatan Peninsula, Belize, Guatemala, and El Salvador. There were three main time periods for the Mayans. The preclassic period went on from BCE to 250 CE. The postclassic period went on from the 900s to the 1500s. The classic

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    Mayan, Inca, and Aztec Civilizations The Mayan, Inca, and Aztec civilizations each originated from Latin America. The Mayans lived in southern and central Mexico, other Mayans lived in Central America in the present day countries of Belize, Guatemala, and ancient Honduras. The Incas lived along the long coastal strip, and in the high peaks and deep fertile valleys of the Andes Mountains, and along the edges of the tropical forest to the east; this would be the country of Peru, Ecuador, Chile

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    as cacao beans. Another American civilization was the Aztec civilization. They were located in the Valley of Mexico around the 13th to 16th century CE, and they used slash-and-burn farming to plant crops to trade. The Inca Empire existed from the 13th to the 16th century CE along the Pacific coast of South America near the Andes Mountains. The Inca used terrace farming and irrigation to grow crops such as corn. The economies of these early American civilizations were heavily

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    The Maya, Aztecs, and Inca were big inspirational cities back in the day and today. These amazing cities were beautiful and extremely big for centuries, but then they were conquered by the Spanish. Being conquered by the Spanish meant that the cities would be wiped out. The Mayan civilization had a large population of farmers, they also traded goods with each other, and carried their goods in huge dugout canoes along rivers and around coasts. This civilization prospered for centuries. They even

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    were three civilizations based in Latin America that contributed to our current world. The Aztec, Maya, and Incan civilizations were three of the most dominant and culturally advanced societies during the Middle Ages. These ancient societies of the Americas all had important features that contributed to them being dominant cultures. There are many differences and similarities between them, including class structure, religion, writing, gender roles, etc. The class structure in the Aztecs, Maya, and

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    how a civilisation as advanced as the Aztecs could have collapsed within 2 years of the arrival of foreigners. The Aztecs arrived in Tenochtitlan (modern Mexico City) in 1325 CE, and the empire collapsed 200 years later, in 1521 CE. The pivotal event that assisted in the collapse of the civilisation was the arrival of conquistador Hernan Cortés. The main factors that assisted Cortés were tribal warfare, the Aztec religion, disease, and the difference between Aztec and Spanish military technology. Disease

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    native tribes did not believe in a single person owning property, they believed that the land they owned belonged to the tribe and anyone could use it if they needed it. Also, we learned about the Mayans, Incan, and Aztec civilization. The Mayan Empire was one of the most advanced civilizations in the world. They built large and very detailed pyramids to honor Gods, and they were polytheistic and offered their blood, food, and human sacrifices to please their gods. The Mayans accomplished a lot including

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