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 Aztecs compared to the Incas aren’t at all that different ‚because their government and way of life were based on the same ideas and had about the same way of life. The Aztecs had city-states and were people of a stratified society. Each of one of these city-states is ruled by a speaker that is chosen by the pipiltin(the nobility). This speaker would have to sacrifice his own blood regularly to show that he is a true king and has good intentions for his empire. The nobles grew stronger with
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Tinasiah Mitchell Ms.Kim AP World History 17 October 2013 Maya/Aztec/Inca As history progressed‚ The Mayan‚ Aztecs and Incas based new civilizations off of one another. Art‚ Religion‚ and innovations help to advance and create the world we live today. Before the discovery of scientific logic everything was based off of religion. Past innovations and art influenced what is seen in modern artists and architects. The Mayan‚ Aztec‚ and Incas have many similarities and differences based off of innovations
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The Civilization which was more impressive was the Incas‚ because they were a developed civilization‚ they were good at engineering something that reflects systemOfroads] ’` were anaang. They also advanced a lot in construction‚ they built suspension bridges to cross from one 6.‚t<LG ~ brlc}ess mountaintoanother/whichwasimpressivewhichweremadebythickropecablesatstone towers. In technological advances they enlarged the system of terraces already used by Andean froers. The Incas made remarifable advances
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Korean civilization and Mayans civilizations were very different. First of all‚ they are located in the opposite side of the world. Secondly Koreans belongs to Asian society and Mayans to Central and South Americans. They eat different kind of food‚ and live in different environment/government system. Koreans are the people who have long history. People say that ancient Korean originated from Mongolia‚ as the time went on‚ people from a little villages started to movie down. As they grew bigger
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The food of the Mayas‚ Aztecs and Incas were greatly influenced by environment in which they were located. Various climates and soils of the areas occupied by these populations conditioned how they cultivated and ate. The foods they cultivated and ate included a number of grains and meat that originated in those areas. Notably‚ corn was used as their staple food‚ and it was used for a number of purposes other than just food. Early Mayans established a farming society that was adapted to their rain
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Two of the biggest and greatest civilization in the Americas were the Aztecs and Incas. These two civilization were both said to be conquered by the Spanish‚ but it wasn’t just the Spanish who conquered them. These two civilizations both fell from a combination of a weak government‚ lack of technology‚ new disease introduced by the invaders‚ and not being prepared for the invaders. For many centuries the Aztec civilization revolved around a ideological‚ social‚ and political system in
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the Mayans and the Incas. I find these native colonies interesting because historians and archaeologists find new information about them quite often. This being stated‚ having accurate information on the population and exact dates is slightly difficult‚ but I believe it makes the cultures that much more interesting. Although‚ the Mayans and Incas did do some things similarly‚ they were quite different. The Mayans and Incas were different in their lifestyles
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In regards to the Mayan civilization‚ Diamond’s opinion is brought into question by Patricia McAnany. They not only debate what caused the civilization to collapse‚ but if it collapsed at all or just moved and changed. Diamond believes that the Mayan population did collapse due to culture being lost‚ a lack of faith in political leaders‚ and a decrease in population. Mayan rulers were considered to be close to the gods and able to communicate with them. They were expected to be able to predict when
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Maya Civilization Many people do not know who the ancient Mayan people were or how they influenced the Aztec and a countless quantity of empires. “The ancient Mayan were indigenous people of Mexico and Central America who have continuously inhabited the lands comprising modern-day Yucatán‚ Quintana Roo‚ Campeche‚ Tabasco‚ and Chiapas in Mexico and southward through Guatemala‚ Belize‚ El Salvador and Honduras” (“Mayan Civilization”). Not only were the Maya individuals extremely smart but they were
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