Compare And Contrast Maya And Inca

Their differences in religion made Maya, Aztec, and Inca have different calendars. The Maya practiced a form of divination that centered on their elaborate calendar system and extensive knowledge of astronomy. It was the job of the priests to discern lucky days from unlucky ones, and advising the rulers on the best days to plant, harvest, wage war. They were especially interested in the movements of the planet Venus the Maya rulers scheduled wars to coordinate with its rise in the heavens. The Mayan calendar was very advanced, and consisted of a solar year of 365 days. Most historians agree that the Inca had a calendar based on the observation of both the Sun and the Moon, and their relationship to the stars. But there is no suggestion of the