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    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

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    in 1539. The three most advanced civilizations were the Mayans‚ the Aztecs‚ and the Incas. All three civilizations made major accomplishments‚ all being added upon and used by other civilizations. For example‚ the Mayans had created a calendar with three hundred sixty-five and a quarter days. The Incas had created terrace farming to create better and a larger amount of crops. All of these civilizations have impacted the world today. Mayans developed a complex calendar with hieroglyphics as depicted

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    century. Describe the significance of Mayan architecture evidence in this temple in Tikal. The significance of Mayan architecture evidenced in this temple is that they were able to build temple out of stone‚ which was dedicated to gods and important rulers. The Mayan architecture has been called the richest of the New World because of great complexity of patterns and variety of media expressions. Document 2: This is a glyph form the Mayan calendar. What is the significance of this

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    Mask Picture/Source Incan mask (Inca Mask 1) Description/Source After people died in the Inca civilization‚ this mask was placed over their heads as part of the mummification process. The different designs on the mask resemble different ideas. For example‚ a gilded mask represents the Sun God. (Inca Mask 1) Artifact 2: Sun Temple Picture/Source Sun temple (PERU‚ MACHU PICCHU. INCAN RUINS. TEMPLE OF THE SUN 1) Description/Source It is the best known temple in the Aztec culture. It is a main place and

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    The Maya was a very large society that lived in Mexico‚ South America‚ The Yucatan Peninsula‚ Belize‚ Guatemala‚ and El Salvador. The capital of the Mayan empire was Tikal‚ located in Mexico. The Maya had an interesting economy; they valued jade and serpentine more than anything else. They did not use money‚ they traded goods instead. They traded with other Mesoamerican cultures. Farmers traded coco by traveling long distances with a basket/sack strapped to their back. Merchants traveled in hopes

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    The Aztecs civilization and the Mayan civilization where the most important civilizations from the new world that amazed many of the Europeans that came to conquer this wonderful rich land. The Europeans where amazed with the Aztec and Mayan culture‚ their ways of life‚ their geographical surroundings and their technology. The Europeans and historians today find that the Aztecs and the Mayans where similar in some ways of life like their culture‚ their technology‚ their religious events and at the

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    Cultural Difference and Identity Formation Fall 2012 / 1400 Ad to Present/WCIV 10200 5 EF October 29‚ 2012 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

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    THE MAYANS The Mayans lived in what is today Mexico‚ North America‚ and lived in both the highlands and lowlands of Mesoamerica. It was a very mountainous region‚ with many minerals in the soil‚ and a dry‚ cool‚ climate. The villages that were located in the highlands are where southern Guatemala is today‚ and the villages that were located in the lowlands are where northern Guatemala‚ Belize‚ and the Yucatán Peninsula are today. It was very hot and dry in the lowlands. The Mayans began their civilization

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    The Mayans and Egyptians were two very interesting groups. The mayans lived on the Yucatan Peninsula from about 250 A.D. to 900 A.D. The egyptians however lived in Egypt‚ usually along the Nile River from about 3500 B.C. to about 300 B.C. Three great things these two groups taught us about were their religion‚ socials classes‚ and what they accomplished. A major part of both groups was their religion. Both groups believed in multiple gods like the sun god‚ or the god of death. Both groups also made

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    The Aztecs The Aztecs were one of the greatest civilizations to be established during the 13th century. Although‚their origins are unknown‚they most likely began as a nomadic tribe‚establishing themselves in central Mexico. The Aztecs had a profound respect towards their gods‚and believed in prophecies‚because of this they settled in central Mexico. “ When the Aztecs saw an eagle perched on a cactus on the marshy land near the southwest border of Lake Texcoco‚ they took it as a sign to build their

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