From 250 A.D. to the late 1500’s A.D.‚ three advanced civilizations‚ the Mayans‚ the Aztecs‚ and the Incas controlled Central America and South America. Each of them was different but all shared some of the same qualities. They all were civilizations that had a daily life than revolved around religion. Their religions also required a lot of human sacrifices to please the gods. Also‚ they all invented calendars that were surprisingly accurate compared to the calendars today. One of the calendars was
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The Mayan’s‚ Aztecs‚ and Inca’s. These civilizations had their own unique ways of living life. Each had their own culture‚ community‚ and ethic backgrounds which are all unique yet alike in many ways. Some people don’t really look into the culture of The Mayan’s‚ Aztecs‚ and Inca’s. However learning about their ethic backgrounds are fasinating and influential to today’s present time period. The Mayans civilization had flourished in Central America long before the Aztec and Inca Empires. The
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Thousands of years ago‚ three great civilizations lived in what we now call South America. These three civilizations were the Mayans‚ Aztecs‚ and Incas and they settled in South America and Mesoamerica (a term used to describe the Americas before the arrival of the Spanish) where they lived for thousands of years until the Spanish arrived. One of the oldest civilizations of Mesoamerica‚ the Mayan civilization‚ which is located in modern-day Guatemala‚ lasted for approximately 3000 years‚ spanning
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The Mayan‚ Aztec‚ and Incan people were very advanced considering they were secluded from the rest of the world. Each civilization had many great achievements. The Mayans built outstanding pyramids that were structurally sound to honor their many gods. About 1300 years later‚ the gap between each stone is so small that a butter knife can not be put in between each stone. The skill needed to work with stones with that much precision back then was amazing. The Mayans developed a calendar
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Inca and Aztecs Two of the most influential and powerful postclassical Mesoamerican empires belonged to the Inca and Aztec people. While both civilizations had different geographic locations and government structures‚ these two civilizations have similar methods of living standards and belief systems. The Incan and Aztec empires existed at approximately the same time period in history. The first emperor of the Incan empire‚ Manco Capac‚ founded the Incan civilization in the early 13th
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runner on a 18‚000 mile road? These both could have happened in the ancient Aztec and Inca civilizations.The Aztecs lived from 1427-1514‚ on an island in the middle of Lake Texcoco in present day Mexico. Their capital city‚ Tenochtitlan‚ is present day Mexico City. The Incas lived from 1230-1525‚ in the Andes mountains‚ from present day Ecuador to Chile. Their capital city‚ Cuzco‚ is in present day Peru. The Aztec and Inca civilizations were both similar and different in the fields of agriculture
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fallacy and a great insult to the three great ancient cultures that ruled before their European conquest. The Aztecs‚ Incas‚ and Mayans were three distinct groups of people that thrived in the Americas prior to their “discovery” and all have a diversely rich background full of people‚ tradition‚ and culture. Recorded Aztecan history begins at the start of the twelfth century when the Aztec people first moved out in search of a new homeland. In 1325 they founded their new home with the creation of
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GOVERNMENT Difference: Incans had a totalitarian complex government whether as Aztecs had a decentralized government that focused on expansion.  Significance: Since Aztecs never really had a lot of control over the conquered people‚ many of them were eager to fight for Cortez against the Aztecs which helped lead to their decline. Incas on the other hand had a very complex empire with a lot of control over their people. So‚ since they had such an established rule‚ it made it MUCH harder and
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the 9th century the Mayan fled‚ A similarity to the Maya‚ Inca and Aztec are they all had to leave because of a situation. First let’s tell you why the Maya fled their city‚ but no one knows why they fled I’ll try to give you suggestions of why they fled. Maybe they fled because they needed more places to grow crops. Or maybe got chased out of the city. And when they fled‚ they split into small groups. Know I’m going to tell you why the Inca fled their city in 1572. Because the spanish raided their
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Incas vs. Aztecs Prior to Cortez landing‚ there were many civilizations that held power in the Americas. These groups included the Olmecs‚ Zapotecs‚ Mayans‚ Toltecs‚ Aztecs‚ and Incas. The two of these civilizations that had some of the most lasting effects were the Aztecs and the Incas. These two civilizations had many similarities and differences. One of the major differences between the two civilizations is their location. The Aztecs lived in Central Mexico while the Incas lived in the Andes
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