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    The Incas and the Aztecs are two civilizations that were in the New World. They were two societies that were left alone for many years until the era of exploration started. These two civilization have some similarities and differences, but those similarities and differences made up the civilization. One of the similarities major is that both empires had social classes. They both were polytheistic, one of the favored gods of both empires was the Sun-God. Both societies practiced human sacrifice,

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    the 15th century during the “Late Horizon” (Kleiner, p.1089) the Inca or Inka created an empire. In the following 16th century the Aztec people established their own empire. Thousands of miles apart, these two cultures share some striking similarities and differences. The religious beliefs of both cultures would be the foundation for every facet of life, including the massive architectural settlements they left behind. For the Inca in South America their religious beliefs were interconnected to agricultural

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    Before Christopher Columbus reached the Americas in 1492 CE, the Aztecs and Incas had existed there for hundreds of years. They were fairly isolated peoples, who thrived in Central and South America respectively. The Aztec and Inca have different ancestral backgrounds; the Aztecs claim to be descendants of the Toltecs2 while the Incas were a series of separate tribes that joined together3. Trade between the Aztec and Inca were rare4, but they were mostly self-sustaining. However, they both conquered

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    Aztecs and Incas had many things in common but also had many things that were different. The first and biggest difference was that the Aztecs had social mobility and the Incas did not. Another big difference was the requirement for education. Both empires however were agricultural societies and both honored women but gave them no rights. The first and biggest difference was the Aztecs had social mobility. The Aztecs allowed their slaves to get married and to have children. They were not regular

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    actions, for the Spanish onto the Aztec it was ridding the world of heretics worshiping Gods of blood. The Aztec and Inca Empires fell with relative ease to the Spaniards due to a variety of contributing factors. Hesitate action from leadership may have played a role at least for the Aztecs as according to Hernan Cortez; Moctezuma believed that he possibly was a God. Superior weaponry such as steel based weapons/armor played a significant role, as both the Inca and Aztec empires still relied on weapons

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    Maya, Aztec, and the inca there have a lot in common, but more differences. I’m comparing and contrasting the early maya, aztec, and inca. This essay is about the maya, Aztec, and the inca comparing and contrasting all three of them. This is how all three are alike. All of the group are from Mexico, but they didn’t come at the same time period. Next, all three of the groups had a calendar that they made. The May and the inca had a normal calendar. But the Aztec had a normal and a religious

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    Compare and Contrast the Mayan, Aztec, and Inca Did you know that the Mayans, Aztecs, and the Incas have things in common. My essay is about the similarities of the Aztec, Mayan, and the Inca. The Aztec, Mayan, and Inca have their own ways of doing things and doing the same things. Similarities Although the Mayan, Aztec, and Inca have their own differences they also have similarities like sacrifice. The Mayan have human sacrifices for certain ceremonies. The Mayan would sacrifice people after

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    convinced that the world was going to come to an end, there is one civilization that we can put the blame on, the Mayans. There were many myths and legends that come from the 3 major civilizations that we’ve all learned about; Mayans, Incas, and Aztecs. The Mayans, Incas, and Aztecs built great and legendary civilizations in Mexico, Central America, and South America and with understanding these three we get a better understanding of the early life in these places. The first of these three is the Maya civilization

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    The Incas and the Aztecs Before the Spanish and Portuguese "discovered" the New World, there were many groups of people already living in South and Central America. Two of these groups were the Incas and the Aztecs. The Incas lived mainly in Peru, and the Aztecs lived mainly in what is today Mexico City. Although these two groups probably never came on contact with one another, they had many similar

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    There are many reasons why the Aztec’s culture and the Incas culture are almost identical. Most of the things that makes these empires so identical is they were established about the same way, also they both believe and worshiped many gods and deities. Also, both empires economy was heavily based around agriculture. Not only that but they had lots of beautiful artwork. Art was very important to the Aztecs, they used different types of art such as music, poetry, and sculpture to praise their gods

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