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    Everyone's way of life is different from the other. Different people have different things to do. There are three civilizations who are quite contrasting from each other. These groups are called the Maya, the Aztec, and the Inca. they lived in the pre-columbian age. A huge part of their lives was farming. The importance of farming meant being able to feed your family and your people. Besides their many differences, they all have some things in common. The Mayan civilization started in 1200 b.c

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    civilizations: Mayans, Incas, and Aztecs still have buildings that were built and standing dated back in 100 A.D. During this time wars and plagues were taking over the rest of the world except for Mexico and part of South America, here engineers were coming up with intricate buildings that are standing today because of how they were built, unique features that would make these areas thrive and create meaning behind each building! Centuries before us, the Mayans, Incas and Aztecs were building famous

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    There are three different things I will be comparing and contrasting. The Mayans, The aztec, and finally, the Inca. They are very similar, But they also have their differences. They were all in the same tribe at one point, but they all split up into different tribes. Now I will be comparing and contrasting their very unique religions. First I will be naming the similarities. They all have many gods. Not just one. They thought that each god controlled something.They thought that the gods made everything

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    tribe. A few of these cultures are those of the Aztec, Mayan, and Inca empires and of the Pueblo people of the Southwest. These cultures are very unique and recognizable by their way of life. The Aztec, Mayan, and Inca empires and the Pueblo peoples; with their geographic location and architecture, their religion and governments, and their notable innovations became some of the most recognizable American Indian tribes to date. The Aztec, Mayan and Inca empires lived in North, Central, and South America

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    The Aztecs, Incas, and Mayans all held similar qualities but had their own defining differences as well. The Aztecs live in Central America, Mexico from 1200 to 1521 with their capitol located in Tenochtitlan. The Mayans lived in Central America from 400B.C. to 1517 A.D. with their capitals being tikal, Chichen Itza, Copan, Palenque, and Mayapan. The Inca lived in South America during 1200 to 1572 with their capital in Cuzco. While the Mayans existed much longer than either the Incas or the Aztecs

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    Contrasting the Inca, Aztec, and Maya civilizations. There are many similarities and differences between the Inca, Aztec, and the Maya civilizations, from the perspectives of the regions’ modern geography, how their geography impacted the civilizations, and the time during which they existed. First of all, one similarity between the Inca, Aztec, and Maya civilizations from the aspect of modern geography was that they were both located in the Americas. A difference between them is that the Inca Empire was

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    was the start of the Maya civilization. There were other civilizations in the area, like the Aztec, who were in Mexico, and the Inca, who were in the Peru area of South America. The Maya were a greater civilization than the Aztec or the Inca because their achievements in astronomy, math, language, architecture, and engineering. These achievements in those areas set them apart from the Aztec and the Inca. Many people have heard that the end of the world was supposed to happen on the 21st of December

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    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. This ant-like system may have been what propelled the Incas and Aztecs to their mighty status but they also fell

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    The Aztec and Inca civilizations were located on the South American continent. The Inca Civilization lasted for less than a century. After settling in modern day Peru in about 1300. The Incas started to build their capital and empire. Unknown to the settlers the empire would cover most of the present day; Peru, Chile, Bolivia, north west Argentina and Ecuador. The Aztecs were located in modern day Mexico. Their original civilisation was formed on the island of Lake Texcoco. Their “triple alliance”

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    The Decline of the Mayan, Aztec, and Inca Empires From 250 A.D. to the late 1500’s A.D., three civilizations, the Mayans, the Aztecs, and the Incas controlled Central and South America. Their decline happened for many different reasons. The Spanish conquistadors was one of the most common and deadliest, due to their advanced weapons and diseases they brought. It seems that wherever the Spanish went, bad things always happened. Innocent people were killed for no reason, cities were massacred and

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