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Aztec And Inca Similarities

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The Mayans, Aztec, and Incas once had a powerful empire that ruled Mesoamerica and Andes Mountains. The Incas, Aztec, and Mayans were native American empire that ruled before the 1600s. The Spanish destroyed the three empires and conquered their empire. But before the Spanish was around, the empire had a way of life that was different and similar from each other. I am going to comparing and contrasting the three empires. The Incas, Aztec, and Mayans have many differences, but they do have some similarities as well. Lets begin with the similarities.

The three empiress have some similarities in the way they live and even who destroyed their empires. Worshipping their gods is one of the most important religious things. All three empires worship their gods and they all worship many gods also known as polytheism. They all have many gods they worship. For example, for the Incas, they have an leader called the Sapa Inca and he is considered as a god. So the people worship the Sapa Inca. In addition, for Aztec, they worship their sun god. The sun god was the Aztec main god. Another thing they have in common is human sacrifice. …show more content…

The Aztec location differs from the other empires. For example, the Aztec is located in Mexico, but they use to rule part of America. In addition, the Aztec is also located in Mesoamerica. Another difference is how long and when they ruled. The Incas only ruled about 100 years. That is differ from Aztec and Mayans because they ruled for about 2000 years. In addition, all three empire ruled around different time period. Lastly another difference is they way the farm. The Mayans and Incas farm normally on land. Except the Aztec had a different way they farm. For example, the Aztec farm on water. The Aztec had a lack of lands, so they had created floating farm islands called chinampas. In conclusion, The Aztec have similarities and a lot of differences compared to the other

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