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    The Inca was the biggest empire in pre- Columbian America and they came from the Andes region, which is now Peru. The Inca empire existed in the 12th century and were overtaken in the 1500’s. They spoke Quechua dialect and their military was based on their emperors. The counties that made up the Incan Empire was Peru, Chile, Bolivia, Argentina, Ecuador, and South America. They were created by their sun god according to their 12th century myths, they had pantheon gods and powerful priests.The Inca

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    America: The Inca The Inca Empire was one of the largest classic civilization empires in South America during the Pre-Columbian era. They had a very large empire, which they called Tawantinsuyo, and the Inca used what they had to achieve amazing accomplishments. Among their accomplishments was the agricultural terraces, a road and bridge system, a unique record keeping system and their impressive masonry. They thrived up until they were conquered by the Spanish in the early 1500s. The Inca have many

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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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    In the 1400’s through the 1500”s there were the Aztec and Inca empires, both were empires that started out as marginalized peoples who conquered and absorbed other cultures. Aztec and Inca Empires were based on managing resources, goods, and people in an economy centered on intensive agriculture including having their currency systems. The economic characteristics of the Aztec and Inca empires were similar in that they both changed their environment to improve their agricultural system and they both

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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 I step down from the Aztecs. (Voyages into World History Vol 1 3rd edition, Chapter 15, PPT slide 27) It was rare that they would sacrifice a human; it would be more common to see a goat or other animals be sacrificed. They would only sacrifice a human during a famine, war, etc. Though both empires were very stanch and devout to their religion, the Aztec had the more powerful religion. (Voyages into World History Vol 1 3rd edition, Chapter 15, PPT slide 12) Although

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    The Inca Empire, the massive nation that extended 2,500 miles along the western coast of South America and had a population of over 7 million at its peak. It included all of what is now Ecuador and Peru and most of Chile. Known as “The Children of the Sun”, they excelled at craftsmanship, weaving, and culture (“Children of the Sun”). A very religious people, they worshiped the Sun as their supreme god and held religious festivals monthly to appease these gods. Although they did not value it aside

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    of the Inca Empire In an interview with Terence D'Altroy, a professor of anthropology at Columbia university, describes the innovative strategies that helped the Inca empire be almost as powerful as the Roman empire. The many ideas that were used by the Inca empire show that they were essential to their success. Leaving a legacy was prevalent for the Inca leaders. For example, the long lasting effects of the Andean region suggests their history was very important. The way the Inca empire rose to

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    The Aztec and Incan empire in Mesoamerica and the Andean Regions differed in their religious, cultural, and political traditions. Although both empires were located in the area of Mesoamerica, they were only similar in few ways. These two cultures were very influential to the nurturing of Mesoamerica and the Andean Regions. The religious aspects of both the Aztec and the Incan civilizations were based on several different deities. The Aztec empire had more than 128 gods and goddesses. The most

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    The Fall of the Aztec and Inca Empires In this essay I will tell how the Aztec and Inca empires ended, and also I will compare the fall of both empires, using for a point of departure the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors in the land of Mexico. Wherever the Spanish went always the same thing happened, from my point of view. Innocent people were killed for no good reason, cities were massacred, civilizations were destroyed or forced to convert to Christianity. And so, I think now is the

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