Compare And Contrast Aztec And Mayan Civilization

There were many civilizations in the Mesoamerican area. The Mayan and the Aztec were the two major civilization. Both civilizations had a society, government, and achievements. Both the Aztec and Mayan had a firm society. The society of the Aztec and Maya was divided into nobles, commoners, serfs, and slaves. The slaves usually were enslaved as a punishment for certain crimes or for not paying back debt in the Mayan society. Slaves were usually killed when their owners died, so they can serve their owner afterlife. The commoners usually worked as farmers, laborers, servants, or sometimes served in the military. Nobles were served as rulers, government officials, tribute collectors, military leaders, high priests, local administrators, cacao plantation managers, and trade expedition leaders. The slaves in the Aztec society also were enslaved as a punishment. However, when their owners died, instead of being sacrificed, they were freed. The commoners (Macehualtin) were farmers, artisans, merchants, and lower level priests. The nobles
The two civilizations created impressive calendars. There were two calendars in the Mayan system: the Haab and the Tzolkin. The Haab calendar contained 365 days with 18 months each with 20 days. The Tzolkin had 260 days divided into three groups of month each with 20 days. The calendars cooperated with each other creating a calendar called a calendar round. This calendar could not count days farther than 52 days in the future. However, the long count calendar began in August 11, 3114 BC and ended on December 21, 2012 CE. There was an Aztec calendar with 260 days divided into 20 weeks, each filled with 13 days. There also was a solar calendar that had 18 months of 20 days. The Aztec calendar was less accurate than the Mayans, but still was accurate enough. The calendars in both civilizations were amazing. All the things the civilizations had done was quite