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.
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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
In history we the people have found to realize that the Maya, Aztec, and Inca culture was one of the most incredible findings of their accomplishments. The Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations were really smart in topics of engineering, writing, agriculture and astronomy. Also all three had their beliefs, and good with agriculture. All three cultures used great technologies in their agriculture like slash and burn, terrace farming. They all hunted for religion, they had a huge belief with the people spread throughout each region. They all had a lot of interest in the use of chocolate in the region, and cultivation. They all were pretty much the same just different beliefs.
The Aztec and Inca were two of the largest civilizations and shared many strengths and weaknesses at the time of European contact. Both empires were great builders, the Aztec built pyramids and complex waterways while the Inca built their communities into the side of the Andes mountain. Another strength between the two empires include of being large and powerful. Next are the weaknesses, which stem from the two empires both being young and lacking pertinent experiences. Also, both governments were not completely united, leaving great probability for conflict. The Aztec also have another weakness because they were composed of many different cultures that were loyal to their ethnic leaders. Even though they were two of the largest civilizations,
This is compare and contrast paper about the mayans,aztec,and the Incas and i am going to talk about the economy,religion,social system,government, and technology. The location of the mayans was in the middle of the mesoamerican or called today honduras and nicaragua. The time periods of the Mayans were 1000 BC- AD 1542, 2000 BC- AD 300, 300-900, 900-1500 those are the time periods of the mayans. The capital of the Mayans was tikal. The location of the Aztecs in mesoamerica in the middle of mexico were mesoamerica is located. The time periods of the Aztecs are 1428-1560, 1520, 1521, those are the dates for the Aztecs. The capital of the Aztec was techolilion. The location of the inca was in the modern day peru, or the west side of south america. The time periods for the Inca were 900 BC - 200 BC, 1535, 1572, those were the time periods of the Incas. The capital for the Incas were, coricancha.
Although the Aztecs and the Incas were similar in that they both had several deities and used the same rituals to worship, they were different in that their gods were not the same and the way they made their rituals was different.
One thing common in all religions of the world no matter how many differences they have is each religion makes some sacrifice to their god or leader. All of these factors make these religions unique in their own way. The Mayan life had a variety of gods, as well as Inca and Aztec.All these religions made sacrifices to their gods.These all have wonderful and epic stories that have been passed and passed down. Their contrasting calendars, view of the universe, rituals, and diversity of gods made the Mayan, Aztec, and Incan religion
The Mongols and Aztecs lived on completely different sides of the world. Although they had extreme differentials on Longitude and Latitude, the similarities between the two societies are compelling. The Mongols and the Aztecs were similar politically and socially. Politically, their Militaries were large and powerful; socially, women also had more rights and power. However, they were not the same in every category. Religiously, they were very different. Along with that, the foundation of their societies are very different as well, one being nomadic and one being agricultural based society.
The Aztecs were warrior people who lived in the Valley of Mexico, with the capital at Tenochtitlan, during the 1400s. Under their authoritarian state, the Aztecs worshipped their patron god, Huitzilopochtli, among other deities. Despite their warrior tactics and developed belief system, the Spaniards conquered them in 1519. The Incas (or Inkas) were the people who lived throughout the Andes Mountains from southern Peru to central Chile. With a society based on agriculture, the Incas farmed the terrain of the Andes Mountains west of their capital at Cuzco. The Incas suffered a fall to the Spaniards in 1532. The Aztecs from the Valley of Mexico in the 1400s and the Incas from throughout the Andes Mountains during the 1400s are similar and different because of their ideological and intellectual values, their rise and fall by conquest of their empires, and the way they applied the characteristics of their economies to their lifestyles.
An emperor ruled the Aztec empire. He was obeyed without question and treated like a god. At the same time, a king and/or queen ruled the Spanish empire. A similarity was that on both hierarchies, the religious officials came next. This is because religion was very important to both cultures. Nobles were ranked the same as religious officials on the Aztec hierarchy, but on the Spanish hierarchy nobles and knights were less important than religious officials. A second similarity was that both the Aztecs and Spanish had about 15% of their population belong to the upper class. Those are the differences and similarities between Aztec and Spanish upper
The Aztecs civilization and the Mayan civilization where the most important civilizations from the new world that amazed many of the Europeans that came to conquer this wonderful rich land. The Europeans where amazed with the Aztec and Mayan culture, their ways of life, their geographical surroundings and their technology. The Europeans and historians today find that the Aztecs and the Mayans where similar in some ways of life like their culture, their technology, their religious events and at the same time they had their differences in their cultures.
The Mayans lowlands were full of rainforest and savannas, where lakes and rivers came from the Usumacinta river. The Usumacinta river was important as the form of transportation for both people and items. The Aztecs lived in a valley that was 700 feet above sea level, and was surrounded by tall mountains on all side, so they didn’t have as much access to water. Also, the Incas had rough land, Andes mountains, coastline deserts, and the Amazon jungle. They decided to build their homes in the Andes mountains.
Another difference between the two lies in the economic climate of the two civilizations; the Aztec were conquers that took prisoners of war and collected tribute from the peoples they conquered, which gave them access to more resources and presumably wealth than trade alone; the
Though the Inca and Mayan empires existed at different times in history, they have a few things in common. Like other societies throughout history though, they have many things that set them apart from each other. The biggest similarity they share is that they both had control of massive empires that eventually ceased to exist.
The Aztec and Maya were both American Indian people. The Aztec were ruled by a mighty empire in Mexico during the 1400's and early 1500's. The Maya however, developed a magnificent civilization in Central America and Southern Mexico. Both civilizations contributed a great deal to the modern world and invented items that are still used today.
The Mayan, Inca, and Aztec are three of the early Mexican Indian tribes. They had some similarities and some differences, but they were all some very famous tribes. All of the three tribes had some big cities and some big Empires. However the Inca had the biggest Empire with the Aztecs as the second biggest and finally the Mayan coming in last. They also all shared the same calendar as well as the number of gods, they all had a lot of gods. The Aztecs were found in central Mexico they ruled from the early 1400s until the Spanish arrived in the early 1500s. The capital of the Aztec Empire was Tenochtitlan, which was located on an island in the middle of lake Texcoco. The capital of the Mayan Empire was Tikal, which was located in modern-day Guatemala. The capital of the Inca empire was Cuzco, which is located in modern-day Peru. As you may have noticed all of these tribes were located in Mexico and South
The Aztec and Inca empires are very similar. The Aztec rise to power and formation of