The Aztecs and the Incas were expanding empires with professional armies‚ however they differed in expansion ideals‚ the ownership of land‚ and the implementation of slavery. The Aztecs used their military to expand for religious and political purposes. Conquering land also went hand in hand with dealing with the area’s population. The Aztecs would invade regions and then demand tribute in the form of heavy taxes and captives. These captives were either sacrificed for religious purposes or were
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Many centuries ago they had civilizations called 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
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The Mayan‚ Aztec‚ and Inca were way far advance for their time. They were all thriving well. They were all advance although they still had their differences and similarities. The similarities of the Mayans‚ Aztecs‚ and Incas were their hierarchical system‚ language‚ and mathematical system. The Mayan’s hierarchal system was divided by their class‚ which could be; King‚ Noble‚ Middle class‚ and slaves. The Mayans were also divided by what their jobs were if you were a priest or commoner then you
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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
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territories. Among those were Honduras and El Salvador through to Guatemala and Belize and north to Yucatán and southern Mexico. This period was open to new an extraordinary and arts and sculptures. It was a time of great activity and production in architectural sites. These civilizations which flourished during this time were highly skilled in mathematics and science‚ as well as‚ technology. The Mayas would be the people who would have a great influence on future civilizations to come(Cotterell 1980)
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Postclassic Mesoamerica A. Introduction 1. Toltecs/Aztecs replace Mayas of 8th century CE a. By 15th century Aztecs created extensive empire – war‚ religion‚ agrarian 2. Downfall of Mayans – Teotihuacan a. Nomads from North come down b. Toltec Culture – 968 established capital Tula 1. Sedentary/agrarian peoples with militaristic ethic 2. Cult of sacrifice/war 3. Aztecs saw Toltecs as givers of civilization B. The Toltec Heritage 1. Leader Topilitzin followed
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Aztec - Inca DBQ The advancement in the Inca and Aztec was very great in religion‚ technology and trade throughout their empire. Religion‚ taking a major part in both societies‚ was one of the highlighting themes of empire development being the root of advanced evolving features. The Aztec Empire‚ taking part in a devoted polytheistic religion‚ they practiced many rituals the main one being sacrifice. Documents 2 and 5 demonstrate the importance of sacrifice being shown in decorations on pyramids
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Aztec & Inca DBQ The Aztec and Inca were two very advanced cultural societies for being on of the early civilizations of Central America. These Empires maintained a high level of cultural development due to their social‚ architectural‚ and religious aspects. Additional documents that would have aided the explanation of these cultures would be from a priest and his role was a significant part in the community as well as from an architect or constructor‚ to describe some of the obstacles they needed
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achievements that the mayans had were great ideas that later would influence the aztecs to use these tactics in their civilization. A achievement that the aztecs had was that their were able to create their own solar calendar just like ares that lasted 365 days. Another achievement that the Mayans had was that they had their own understanding of mathematics that is just like are but‚ instead of the number ten for being their place value number theirs was number twenty. The mayans were also very gifted
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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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