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    The Incan and Aztec civilization were powerful and wealthy tribes. They survived and thrived in various regions in South America. Resources were abundant and several crucial aspects that helped sustain both indigenous tribes were religion, government and social systems, economics, and their geography. Nevertheless, these vital aspects were also significant in their catastrophic downfall during their encounters with Cortés and Pizarro. Once ruthless conquistadors and explorers like Hernán Cortés

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    The Inca and Aztec governments were sometimes considered as almost completely opposite. However, there are a few similarities between them. The main similarity between them is that they were both monarchies. The Inca Empire was located in western South America while the Aztec Empire was located in central and southern Mexico. Since they lived so far apart, they had several differences between their governments. The Inca and Aztec governments were alike in that they were both monarchies and different

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    The Inca and Aztec Empires The Inca and Aztec Empires were two of the most prominent civilizations in the Mesoamerican and South American region. While both the Aztec and Inca Empires are well-known for human sacrifice, both civilizations made numerous accomplishments that have continued to influence human development in Latin America, if not the world (Cóttrill; MacQuarrie; Schwartz). These accomplishments included concepts that might appear quite modern to present day peoples (Cóttrill). Regarding

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    During the fifteenth century, two major state-based agrarian civilization, Aztec and Inca empires, played a huge role by making up the population of the Americas. With this being said, a lot of the Americas history lies within the boundaries of the empires. This history includes literary tradition, records about the civilizations culture, and observations of the Spanish who conquered them in the early sixteenth century. Document 12.1 concentrates on giving evidence through the eyes of two Spanish

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    The Aztec and Inca empires are very similar. The Aztec rise to power and formation of an imperial state was as spectacular as it was rapid. The Aztecs were simply one of the nomadic tribes that used the political anarchy to penetrate the area of sedentary agricultural peoples. They were a group of about 10,000 people who migrated to the shores of Lake Texcoco in the central valley of Mexico around 1325. After the fall of the Toltec Empire, the central valley was inhabited by Chichimec migrants from

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    The Aztec and Inca Empires The Aztec empire was established in the 14th century in the present-day location of Mexico City. Previous civilizations had already occupied the region which allowed the Aztecs to form a foundation off of their accomplishments. The Aztecs built the capital of Tenochtitlan on an island in Lake Texcoco. This would benefit them in the future. At the time the Inca grew out of the Kingdom of Cusco in the Andes Mountains of Peru in South America. Just like the Aztec empire it

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    I am going to read about three ancient native empires. They are called the Inca, Maya, and the Aztecs. They were all ancient and well known empires. The Inca and Aztecs Empires were both conquered by Spanish conquistadores. The Maya Empire was abandoned. No one knows why. First I shall talk to you about the Inca’s, then, the Maya’s, and finally the Aztecs. The Inca became a tribe in 1200 B.C., in the Cuzco area of southwestern Peru. The other names for the Inca’s were/are Inka, Tahuantinsuyu, or

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    trade of goods such as obsidian and crops such as cacao beans. Another American civilization was the Aztec civilization. They were located in the Valley of Mexico around the 13th to 16th century CE, and they used slash-and-burn farming to plant crops to trade. The Inca Empire existed from the 13th to the 16th century CE along the Pacific coast of South America near the Andes Mountains. The Inca used terrace farming and irrigation to grow crops such as corn. The economies of these early American

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    about how past societies are very influential now and in the past. The Mayan, Aztec,and Inca have influenced many centuries since they were first started. They passed along many things,and they were very popular societies. In the Mayan society they were prospered. They had many accomplishments that encourged other societies to do better such as, studying the stars,developing sophisticated and accurate calenders. In the Aztec society they did many great things,such at build cities. They used picture

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    Have you thought how the Inca and the Aztec empire fell? These empires collapsed for many reasons. What’s the most important reason? Many people may contend that the downfall of these empires was caused because of fear, Spanish or the civil wars. The smallpox was what caused the downfall of the Inca and the Aztec’s empire because they weakened the population so much that they weren’t ready for any attack and didn’t have enough people to defend themselves so if they were attacked they would be easily

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