There are many similarities and differences between Aztec‚ Inca‚ and Maya governments. This paper will examine the dates‚ laws‚ and punishments that occurred in each government as it happened. It will also explain where these governments took place‚ and how each system developed and changed over time. The Aztecs The Aztecs roamed in the time period between 1325 A.D. to 1521 A.D. and were ruled by an emperor named the Huey Tlatoani. He had many nobles to help him rule‚ like the Sapa Inca. Each
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The Aztec civilization had a different and a more efficient way of farming: slash and burn. The Aztec civilization’s slash and burn agriculture is more productive than any other farming systems because of the following reasons: farming system; dirt; benefits; world-wide; failures; industrial deforestation. The farming systems of the Aztecs had cool characteristics. Slash and burn farming is a method of cutting down the trees and burning the trees to make lands for farming in the forest. “Slash”
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Paul Almeida Mr. Myers World Cultures 11 4‚ December 2009 Aztec Culture The Aztec culture began around 1395 and sadly end sometime around 1521. Central Mexico was the area the Aztec culture lived and survived for so many years. The language they spoke was Nahuatl. The word “Aztec” is mainly exclusively for the people of Tenochtitlan. The Aztecs once lived around eroded volcanic peaks and dissected mountain ranges. Their god‚ Huitzilopochtli‚ commanded them on a journey to the south and they
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The Inca and Aztec Empires The Inca and Aztec civilizations have similar characteristics that have impacted their societies greatly. Some common features they both contain are their religion‚ economy‚ and social life. Both empires were changing constantly due to the discovery and or advancement brought along throughout their existence. Even though they have similarities‚ they have their slight differences when it comes to certain circumstances. The Aztecs and Incas both had polytheistic religions
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Prompt number 1 The rise of the Aztec and Mongol empires had a large impact on the areas they inhabited. The vast difference in geographical regions and mode of inhabitants caused the two empires to develop in very unique ways. Both the Aztecs and the Mongols were very similar in many aspects including their goal of gaining complete power and expanding their empires over a vast area. Even though the Aztecs and Mongols shared many similarities in their war tactics‚ they were separated in their advancements in technology and religion
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Questions 1 & 3. 1.) What do the Montezuma’s laws tell us about the social and moral values of the Aztecs? Montezuma helped improved living conditions by setting up fresh water to Tenochtitlan‚ he was able to establish penal and social laws‚ and civic standards became high along with social advancement. Montezuma also developed a secure sophisticated cultural history and its accomplishments. While the Aztecs where under the watchful control of Montezuma’s the empire expanded pass the valleys of Mexico
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Lamira Herrera Anth 121 5/12/15 Question Set 10: Chapter 17-19 1. (p. 459-61) What was an Aztec calpulli (plural calpultin)? What role did the calpulli play in the larger Aztec state? -Calpulli or calputin are small family units that owned land together; means “Great House”. The calputin played a smaller role in the larger Aztecan state because they did not own the same land and food producing powers but were used for trade and collection. The Templo Mayor (p. 462) was the main pyramid in the ceremonial
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essential aspect of their existence. For the Aztecs‚ they considered the cosmos to be a horizontal territory‚ bordered by water and the Heavens. Noticeably‚ no Homo-sapiens were present‚ only the Gods were allowed entrance into the oceans. Religion was imperative in the Aztec lifestyle. They worshiped many Gods‚ each of whom ruled one or more aspects of nature. So they were Polytheism . For example‚ Huitzilopochtli‚ the Hummingbird God and the Toltec God’s. The Aztecs alleged that the authority of theirs
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The Mayas‚ Incas and Aztecs. They all had a very distinctive culture‚ that defined the way they lived‚ and influenced the way their followers still live today. For example‚ the Maya lifestyle was greatly based on religion‚ with big temples known today as architectural wonders. Along with their culture‚ each civilization also had a set of achievements‚ which in some cases are continued to be used today. The Inca people would weave colorful woolen cloths‚ which served as blankets for those who could
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Like all the Mexican peoples‚ the Aztecs worshiped a multitude of gods‚ each of whom demanded offerings and sacrifices. Above all‚ the Aztecs considered themselves the chosen people of HUITZILOPOCHTLI‚ the sun and war god‚ in whose name they were destined to conquer all rival nations. Huitzilopochtli shared the main temple at Tenochtitlan with Tlaloc‚ the rain god‚ important to the farmers in a land where drought was a constant threat. Another important god was QUETZALCOATL‚ the feathered serpent
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