The rise of the two empires of the Mongols, and the Aztecs, are similar in that they both conquered massive territories, but they differed in that, unlike the Mongols, the Aztec empire used a lot of ritual sacrifice to scare new territories into respecting them, and another difference was that the Aztec were a settled empire, but the Mongols were a nomadic tribe.…
The rise of the Mongol and Aztec empires had a large impact on the areas they inhabited. The lands and regions they occupied had been completely conquered and affected by the invasions of these empires. Both the Aztecs and the Mongols were very similar in many aspects such as their ultimate goal to gain more power and land. Even though the Aztecs and Mongols shared many similarities in their war tactics, they had many variations when talking about their religious, technological and hierarchic…
The history of these two empires shows how they were able to conquer the different variations of subjects, and by this the Mongols had to conquer slightly more technologically advanced populations than the Aztecs had to. Even with being built on different hemispheres and different time periods, it is very odd how they compared in becoming popular and prosperous empires, until their decline of course. Besides their sad endings, their rise, as always, shows the great human ability to find a way to gain power in any way possible. From 600-1450, the Aztec and Mongol Empires rose and fell but in their rise to power they both needed merchants to work along with their expansion and also both did not…
Can you imagine 2,300 people killed in one day every year? Or can you imagine spending the whole day farming. The Aztecs empire flourished from 1350-1519 in Central Mexico. The Aztecs lifestyle revolves around agriculture as for human sacrifices only happened once a year. HIstorians should mainly emphasize agriculture because of huge scales, everyday life, and because of clever construction.…
The Spanish due to their inferior weapons, the bold war tactics of the Spanish and the eventual capture of both empires’ emperors defeated the Incas and Aztecs. However, in both societies the single greatest factor that led to their ultimate demise was the smallpox epidemic. This epidemic swept through Latin America and took a hold of both of these empires and affected them with catastrophic results.…
Aztec,Inca,Mayan Were all very similar in belief,architecture, and culture but with each one having key differences. They shared common interests in farming and architecture along with calendars and math all using a tax system based on the social pyramid. The Aztecs The Aztecs settles in the mexican valley in 1248 and made great cities out of stone and temples,shrines and pyramids to practice human sacrifice to satisfy their gods. They were early explorers of math and timekeeping and most importantly chocolate.…
The great Aztecs were very intelligent, and made many cultural achievements. First of all, they adapted to the marshy Lake Texcoco by creating artificial islands called ‘chinampas’ and bridges over the water called ‘causeways’. As for crops, they created a 365 day calendar so they could plan planting, harvesting, and watering. Plus, they enjoyed music, dance, poetry, and sculpture. Perhaps their greatest achievement was their stone temples. With great height, and innovation, the Aztecs are known for their great buildings.…
The Americas are places where beautiful empires from ancient populations settled, spreading their culture, architecture, knowledge, and art, among other qualities. Two important empires that were raised during 600-1550 CE in the Americas are the Aztec Empire in Mesoamerica, and the Inca Empire in the Andes. “The Inca Empire and its contemporary Aztec Empire grew out of political, economic, and cultural pattern that began to form around 600 CE” (Von Sivers et al. 433). The Inca and Aztec Empires are an important and valuable piece of history that represent the innovations and rapid growth from the past cultures. There are several comparisons and contrasts with the Inca and the Aztec Empires that include: societies, architecture, culture, and…
The Mongols were a group of nomadic tribes occupying roughly what is now Mongolia. In the thirteenth century these tribes that united under the leadership of Genghis Khan (1162-1227). Mongol armies quickly swept south into China and west into Russia and the Near East, smashing anyone who dared to resist. By about 1300, the Mongols had erected a huge empire, divided into several smaller "pieces."…
It's no secret that the Mongols were a nomadic people. In Documents 1, 6, and 8 there is evidence to support this. Document 1 is a map of the Mongol Empire from about 1260-1300 and a chart that compares the amounts of land each conqueror was able to control. Interestingly enough, Genghis Khan was able to conquer twice as much land as Alexander the Great. Why is that? Most of that land was open, uninhabited plains. Document 6 it explains the Mongols were good at spreading trade. The Mongols needed traded with other countries because they didn't settle down to make their own goods, instead they would steal from others.…
While they maintained a central belief system, the Mongols were also exceptionally liberal as to what other religions you could follow. As long as your loyalty and obligations to the Golden Family and Shaman were fulfilled, such as praying for the Great Khan to whichever religious deity you believed in, you were free to worship whichever religion you pleased - this led to several of the Great Khan's being Christian, others following Islam, and others the Hindu religion. The liberal attitude they displayed towards religion helped massively in assimilating new countries into the Mongol Empire, as there were no attempts to impose a religious system on the populace, one of the more disliked common practices during occupation. Some historians argue that this religious liberalism was actually the Mongols 'playing it safe' in terms of the afterlife, believing that by treating all religions well and not…
The Aztec geography was very different than other cultures. The Aztecs settled in a central Mexican valley, almost everything that they did was related to their environment. Before the Aztecs settled on the Mexican valley, they were nomads. They traveled from place to place never settling until they found their capital, Tenochtitlan, which is now modern day Mexico city.…
Before Spanish conquistadors conquered Central and South America the Aztec empire and the Mayan empire were in control. Both empires ruled at different times but both built massive temples to please their gods, kings and also used for astronomy. Unlike the Mayans who used more of a political structure, the Aztec empire was united as one and led by one person. The Mayan empire consisted of many different city states that only linked through trade, political alliances, and tribute obligation. Along with each political structure, both empires had their own social classes that were similar. Aztec and Mayan social classes shaped the daily life of their citizens.…
The ancient Aztecs were dominated by religion. Their most important ceremonies were held to ask the gods for a good harvest. They built palaces and temples for the gods but people actually lived in the palaces. Like most tribes the ancient Aztecs had schools, and for most tribes like ancient Egypt only the elite class were allowed there and they were mostly boys. But in some occasions there were also girls in the school. They all learned how to read and write.…
In a Aztec account of the conquest of Mexico it is very clear that Hernan Cortés’s way of Empire building and culture conquest in my opinion was by deceiving Montezuma. He had Montezuma believing he had come in peace although his entrance said otherwise. His style emphasized Military traditions along with the accompanying courage of his warriors.…