Compare And Contrast Aztec And Roman Architecture

The Aztec and Spanish were both some of the strongest nations in the place they inhabited. The Spanish went to war to collect territory for their homeland in Spain. The Aztec went to war to please their gods and collect prisoners to sacrifice. The Spanish war strategies were for taking over the land they desired without war, but if it came to it they would fight. The weapons that both nations used were very dangerous, but were well suited for what they nation needed them for. The Aztec weapons were mostly for capturing prisoners. The Spanish weapons were used mostly for killing and were very durable. The Aztec and Spanish both had different reasons for going to war and the types of tactics they use

The Spanish and Aztec empires; both powerful empires in their regions during the 15th and 16th centuries had many differences as well as similarities in their daily lives. They experienced these similarities and differences in their daily lives from leadership, religious practices, and social hierarchy. This essay will compare those similarities and differences.

kingdom of Chimor was locate in the Andean region of South America. A series of military

Rome, a prosperous empire was greatly on the rise from 500BC - 500AD. Experienced many new architectural achievements including the aqueduct, Hadrian’s Wall, The Colosseum, and the Pantheon. But during the late stages in the empires existence, the western part was invaded by barbaric Germanic tribes who wanted to take the Roman empire over. The west eventually fell, but a new empire arose which is essentially “The New Roman Empire” The Byzantine Empire. They Byzantines incorporated Roman architecture, laws, and religion into the founding of the Byzantine Empire.

In contrast, the Aztec empire was an alliance of three powerful city-states with each having various periods of greater influence. The Aztec used an “uncertain” succession system in which the ruler was selected from a pool of eligible royals. The Aztec empire was composed of over four-hundred communities conquered by the Aztecs who were linked to the empire by the promise of paying tribute to the Aztecs. Furthermore, these communities often retained their own leaders if the tribute was paid. The Aztecs held power over their subjects and believed in their right to rule because they passionately felt they had a mission as a people to prevent the destruction of the

The Roman empire approximately began in 753 B.C through 476 A.D(also known as the fall of the Roman empire). The empire stretch from the Italian peninsula to all the Mediterranean sea and also stretching far north to the British isle. The empire was a highly advanced society, just like he Aztec in their lifetime. In addition the roman shared many similarities with the Aztec and one of them was having a highly trained and skilled army. The roman empire army conquer all of the Mediterranean sea and most of western Europe. The training they had to experience were also experience by the Aztecs. They both start a young age and if you did well you would have a high ranking in the social society. The military did serve a high purpose in Romans society,

The Aztec and Inca population had very different weapons in comparison to the Spanish. For example the Inca people mostly used hand-to-hand combat while the Spanish used lances and swords because they also had horses while the Inca didn’t. Though the Inca’s even had a fortress that ran along their border and a population that easily outnumbered the Spanish, the Spanish still dared to create a battle between the two populations. An analysis shows that warriors from both the Aztecs and Incas started training from a young age. When the spanish came to the Americas the Aztec and Inca had more experience but the Spanish had better weaponry. When a battle of 80000 Incas and 169 spaniards broke out, 70000 Incas died while none of the Spanish died,

Many centuries before the birth of Christ, the city of Rome grew, prospered, and developed into a thriving Republic. As in most cultures, Rome's buildings became more elaborate and impressive. They developed fantastic building technologies and ideas. The feats of Roman engineers were groundbreaking, and many structures built by this culture still stand today. With knowledge borrowed from the Greeks, Rome made impressive architectural achievements, these were namely major attributes of buildings, colossal structures, and a legacy that would influence later buildings (Cornell and Matthews 11).

The structures was important to the Aztecs. The husband worked on a job outside of the home. The wife worked at home cooking food for the family and weaving cloth. Kids went to school or help out around the house.

The Romans were known for their architecture which included their arch and dome creations which have been used in construction today. The Romans were big on the use of concrete which is also widely used today. The Romans are remembered for one of their most beautiful buildings known as the Pantheon. The Pantheon’s design is used in the U.S. today on most government buildings in Washington D.C. and all over the rest of the country. The Romans were also known for their magnificent coliseum. Today we used the coliseum’s design to build our modern day stadiums for sporting

Mario Vargas Llosa tried to find a rational reason for the overwhelming victory of Spanish explorers over the sophisticated Aztec and Inca empires. He attributed the defeat to the social practices of the empires. Both instituted a pyramid like society with the emperor at the top and his subjects below him. This opposed the emphasis on individualism that western civilization had cultured. No traces of individual thoughts or acknowledgment came from these empires.

Called the “Eternal City,” Rome emerged as the capital city of a powerful Republic at about 508 BC. Roman culture was greatly influenced by that of Greece, and Rome too emerged as a center of art and literature while also making vast contributions to the development of technology, war, law, and architecture in the Western world. With the Roman Empire’s dominance over most of Europe, the city of Rome became and remained the richest, largest, and most politically important city in the Western world for almost a thousand years, clearly defining it as world city that made its mark on the pages of history. This great wealth was demonstrated through the luxurious nature of the society, which included numerous intricate and architecturally stunning public baths. Another example of Rome’s extensive resources and capabilities is the Roman Coliseum, which represented a feat of architecture and engineering at the time and was used for all sorts of spectator events. Rome also became known for its close ties with the Catholic Church, being established as the center of the Church by the Pope and remaining a “holy city” for centuries. Eventually the illustrious Roman Empire declined due to a combination of economic problems, which gradually affected the empire, and invasions, which were its ultimate downfall. With the end of the Roman Empire came the end of Rome’s capital status, which was transferred instead to Milan. Despite eventually losing this

Ancient Rome architecture is one of the classical architecture from the establishment of the Roman Republic in 509 BC to about the 4th century AD. Ancient Roman architecture adopted some of the characteristics of classical Greek architecture for the purposes of the ancient Romans. Although there are a lot of similarities between Ancient Rome architecture and Ancient Greek building, there are also differences between them. Therefore, it could be defined as a new architectural style in that period.

Today we still use Roman architecture.An example of architecture in an arch. An arch is basically something to support buildings, vaults Roman baths,temples, and that was just some of the many ways the Romans used arches. “The Romans used concrete to help them build much bigger arches than anyone had attempted before”(Frey, Wendy, John Bergez,

Italy was founded on 21April 753 BC by two brothers, Romulus and Remus. Rome has been a dominant empire throughout the age of time and its influence on the modern world is still in manifest. One of the major driving forces that aided the Romans in maintaining their power was the phenomenal architectural principles that their structures possessed throughout the city of Rome. The Romans applied three elements in which was used in order to perfect various elements such as their architectural structures, concrete, vaults and arch’s. Rome was recognized for more than just their achievements as a city, but they were also acknowledged for being founders of additional big cities such as London and Paris in which elevated to their levels of dominance and power.