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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like smallpox. Many of the other civilizations were not immune to diseases because they didn’t have animals to get immunity from. The Incas did have the llama but they did not have close contact with them so‚ they didnt built an immunity. So when the Spanish attacked the Incas not only did they had steel but they brought smallpox with them. They spread it to the Incas‚ without even knowing it‚ and they became infected and eventually died. When it came time for them to fight they were to weak so it
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In the history of the Americas many achievements have been made. Most of these achievements had come from the Maya‚ Inca‚ and Aztec Empires. Each civilization was greatly advanced in the topics agriculture‚ writing‚ and engineering and astronomy. Astronomy was one of the greatest achievements of the Mayan Empire. The Mayan Empire knew how many days were in a year and showed that they knew fall spring equinox. They demonstrated their knowledge of astronomy on their Pyramid of Kukulkan which they
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Aztec‚ and Inca civilizations brought major accomplishments to the world today. These accomplishments established them as advanced societies during their time without the influence of Europe‚ Asia‚ and the Middle East. Some of these accomplishments ranged from agriculture to architecture and on to writing and trade. Such as‚ the Mayans with their agriculture system of chinampas and there monumental temple/pyramids‚ the Aztecs with their trading in the city of Tenochtitlan‚ and the Incas with their
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Pre-Columbian Era: Introduction 700 B.C.–1400 A.D. In this section‚ you will examine the developments that led to the settling of the Americas. Included in this section will be a discussion of key terms that will help describe both the scientific and social implications of this development. You will also focus on the agrarian society and the role of the Native Americans in shaping the development of North America. First‚ listen to the tutorial to learn more about the land bridge theory of human
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2. What were the most significant differences among the Mayan‚ Aztec and Incan societies? There were significant differences amongst the Mayan‚ Aztec‚ and Incan societies. Besides basic geographical differences‚ they also varied in lifestyle‚ religion‚ and societal rule. While their differences were many‚ the cultures of these civilizations were historic. The Mayans had an articulate and scientific lifestyle. They understood and studied astronomy‚ math‚ and art. They displayed some of their art
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between different civilizations. The author cannot provide a definite answer. Later in the book‚ Jared Diamond describes how Francisco Pizarro‚ a Spanish conquistador‚ easily overcame the Incas using European advantage. So‚ what is Yali’s question and how does the author attempt to answer? How did Pizarro defeat the Incas and how does this relate? Yali’s question attempts to be answered by the author‚ but a closer look into how Pizarro defeated the
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The geography of where the Inca lived was very harsh. They lived in and along the Andes Mountain range. The Incas built their houses and had their farm land on terraces on the mountain side and called their empire “Land of the Four Quarters.” The Inca land and soil is similar to United States. In the lower part of the mountains and their empire they had wetlands. Going down the mountain
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different colonies: the conquest of the Incas by the Spanish and the British conquest of North America. When the Spanish first landed in South America the western diseases that “hitch-hiked” in some of Cortés’ men quickly enveloped the native population who hadn’t developed an immunity to such viruses. The germs quickly spread and killed off large numbers of the natives . When Cortés first landed in Mexico in 1518 the population of twenty-five million Inca dropped to roughly one million by the
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There has been forced labor in Peru since the beginning of the Inca conquests. What made this system somewhat unique in the New World is that the system did not call for permanent enslavement of people. Often people would work a certain amount of time a year and then go back home. When the Spanish conquered the Inca Empire instead of completely changing the way things were‚ they simply adopted and modified the Mit’a system. After the conquest of the Inca’s the Spanish also instituted a system
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