Maya And Aztec Compare And Contrast Essay

The Maya, Inca, and Aztec are very different, but also has a lot of similarities, they use different technology. The Maya were very advanced for their time period. They had their own number system, writing system, and they used the wheel, but the Inca lacked all of those. The Inca’s technology was still advanced, though. They used ramps and stones to build their homes. They would chisel at the big rock with a smaller rock making a twist motion right before it hit the stone to shape out what they needed for their homes. The Aztec had a very similar tech to the Maya. They had a different number system and writing system. The Inca would use plants with knots in them.

It also has some similarities between the three’s technology. They all used
Then, the Maya would sacrifice animal and human. Their king's blood was said to be sacred.
Priests cut themselves as part of a ceremony. Enemy captives were sacred ceremonies showing the gods, how powerful they are. There were many sacrificed people. Very few survived the sacrifice. If they survived they would be considered sacred. The Aztec would only sacrifice humans. Over 20k were killed in one ceremony. Sometimes the temples stair ran with blood everywhere. All enemies, they took captive were sacrificed. For the Inca. Their emperor was considered part god. They sacrificed children because they thought they had the purest soul. It was an honor to have your kids sacrificed.

Also, All three tribes believed in many gods. They were all polytheism. The sun god was the most important to all of them. More important to some than others because the Inca believed they were related to the sun god. They all made human sacrifices. They all used ceremonial knives in at least one ceremony. All three tribes had priests that would sometimes be the sacrifice like them cutting themselves. Other times he or she would perform the sacrifice. They would cut off victim's limbs, heart, and even