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    Inca‚ and the Maya both are very different and the same in so many different ways! It’s just so fascinating how two societies from different times differ but at the same time be the same. Today we will be looking at two three components‚ those being beliefs‚ farming‚ and homes. let’s begin! The Inca and Maya don’t live today‚ they didn’t even live during the same time that being Inca lived during the 1500s and the Maya were 2600 B.C. but did the time effect how they live? So like I Said we will be

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    Throughout the course of history the Mayan and Aztec societies have been viewed as some of‚ if not the most bloodthirsty cultures in history‚ due to the immense significance of human sacrifice. Both the Aztec and Mayans have gained an infamous reputation for the ritualistic ceremony of human sacrifice‚ but it is important to remember that both cultures did this as a gratification to the gods and this process was viewed as a necessity to life and the prolonged prosperity of the people. Self sacrifice

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    Aztec vs Incan Religion Patrick Sklenka Throughout the history of the Americas‚ several different civilizations ruled‚ all with their own unique religions and ways. Yet none were as unique as the Incans and the Aztecs. The Aztec Empire was located in central Mexico. The Aztecs ruled from 950 C.E to 1520 C.E. They built large pyramids as temples to their gods and went to war to capture other people so they could sacrifice them to their gods. The Aztecs also devoted an entire calendar to date the times

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    and significance to many people’s worldly lives. These beliefs and practices serve primarily as a source of social fabric that has managed to keep their traditions preserved and flourishing thousands of years. And this is because every aspect of Mayan life seemed to be centered on religion. And their religion would be classified as animism. This means that their religion centers on the fact that virtually everything in the world contains sacredness. This shows the notion that all objects whether

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    Social Classes Of the Aztec Empire 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

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    Mayan Civilization

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    Dwayne Sinclair 1 Taking Sides paper Prof John Dunn History 1111 02/26/2012 THE FALL OF MAYA CIVILIZATION DUE TO ENVIROMENTAL FACTORS. The collapse of the Maya civilization was a result of environmental factors which eventually led to warfare as a way of coming up with solutions to avoid the inevitable collapse of this civilization. Environmental factors like over population‚ agricultural scarcities‚ disease‚

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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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    The Mayan Indians of Mexico

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    The Mayan Indians of Mexico To begin with there is conflicting evidence as to when the Mayan Indians developed in the Mexico area. One source states that they originated in the Yucatan around 2600 B.C.‚ rising to prominence around A.D. 250 present-day southern Mexico‚ Guatemala‚ western Honduras‚ El Salvador and northern Belize (http://lost-civilizations.net). Another source states that the earliest evidence of people in Central America dates to the time of the retreat of the Pleistocene glacier

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    Mayan Farming Methods

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    possible‚ this method was used in the Mountain territory. The second method employed was the rise of platforms around water canals in order to make possible the growth of crops; this technique was applied for the swampy lowlands and followed by the Aztecs‚ which later they improved this system until they developed the chinampas‚ which were floating gardens. The last method developed by the Mayas were the slash and burn technique‚ it was used for the dense forests; this technique consisted in the creation

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    nobles and priests. The middle class had the craftsmen‚ traders‚ and warriors. At the bottom were farmers‚ other workers‚ and slaves. Thus the Mayan society had several strata: rulers‚ priests‚ commoners‚ and slaves. This social stratification resembles the four-fold classification of the Hindu society named the Chaturvarna Vyawastha. At the top of the Mayan hierarchy was the halach uinic ("True Man") or the Kulguru as in the Hindu system‚ whose position was hereditary. The halach uinic ruled both

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