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    techniques of the Inca, Maya, and Aztec civilizations exhibit both unique characteristics and shared elements, reflecting the diverse cultures and environments of ancient Mesoamerica and South America. The Inca Empire, situated in the Andean region of South America, is renowned for its impressive stonework, particularly in structures like Machu Picchu and Sacsayhuamán. As stone was the predominant choice of material, Inca buildings were almost always practical and pleasing to the eye. Inca architecture

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    Historically, war has been used to achieve power around the world. The necessity of one party to demonstrate that it has more physical and political power than the other has been necessary to consolidate status quo. If we talk about war as a pathway to achieve state formation and later consolidation of a system of states in Latin America, it is necessary to to back in history and analyze the distribution of power within the period even before the colonization. Despite our post Columbus state formation

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    The Mayan, Aztec, and Incan civilizations each contributed major accomplishments to the world today. These accomplishments established them as a advanced societies during their time. The Incans built a large road system, devised a complex irrigation system and developed their own language. The Mayans constructed the largest structure known until modern times, made drastic accomplishments in mathematics, studied organized cities and developed a writing system based on pictures. So pretty much the

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    The three ancient empires are the Maya, Aztec and Inca. Indigenous had no resistance to smallpox and measles. Mulattos have mixed African and Iberian ancestry. Mestizos are people with mixed ancestry, specifically Amerindian and Spanish ancestry. Indigenous traditions, European-derived music, and African-inspired musical activity make up the music of Central America, South America, and Mexico. African influence is evident in African secular and religious practices, in instruments modeled after African

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    Each tribal society had different rules, laws, and religions but all communities of people in one place were considered a tribal society before Columbus came and many things changed. Examples of tribal societies would have been the Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas. These were important because it offered the natives a community to call their own and without these tribal societies people would have just died off because they could not support themselves. 2 - Mayans The Mayans were a sophisticated tribal

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    The three big pre-Columbian civilizations: Maya, Aztec and Inca, despite being hundreds of years and thousands of miles apart, had tons of things in common. Main ides With information from the book Early American Civilizations: Maya, Aztec, and Inca. The lifestyles, cultures, and history of these people will be closely examined to find what was similar between them such as -government structure, farming styles, and religious

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    1. Maize and Impact: a. The cultivation of maize, introduced heavily by sophisticated civilizations such as the Incas, Mayans, and Aztecs, helped to feed large population sizes, thus facilitating the spread of its cultivation across North America. By 2000 BCE, Pueblo peoples, due to the new cultivation of maize, developed irrigation systems. By 1000 CE, maize reached to modern-day SE America, which influenced Creek, Choctaw, and Cherokee peoples by growing and feeding their populations. 2. Columbian

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    The Ancient Civilizations of Central and South America Central and South America was once home to some of the ancient world's most magnificent and glorious civilizations. The Incas, Aztecs, and Mayas were just three of these civilizations. These civilizations ruled the area for many years, and flourished greatly in their own different ways. They were the cause for much advancement in arts, architecture, politics, religion, and society in the world. These civilizations

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    The Mayan, Aztec and Inca all had human sacrifice in common with one another. The Mayans, Aztec and Inca have similarities and differences from each other. The Aztecs and the Mayans lived in Mesoamerica and the Inca lived in The Andes Mountains. This essay will be about how the Inca, Aztecs, and Mayans are similar and different. The Inca, Mayan, Aztecs are similar with crops, religion, where they live, and how their tribes died. The Aztec, Mayans, and the Inca have their main crop in common.

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    The Maya, Inca, and Aztec are very similar, but they are also very different. The Mayan is located in Mesoamerica, Mexico, and Central America. The civilization lasted from 1000 BC to 1542 and the capital is Tikal. The Aztec Civilization is located in Central America and Mexico. The civilization only lasted in the 6th century and the capital is Tenochtitlan. The Inca civilization is located in Andes Mountains, South America, chile through Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, and Southern Columbia.The

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