The Aztecs, the Incas, and the Mayans Essay

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    What one do you think is better, the Mayans, the Incas, or the Aztecs? They each have similarities and differences. The following will include four different topics of each civilization, and what they have to bring to the table. They all have made significant accomplishments, but it is up to you to choose what one you think is better than the other. The Mayans have two very important temples that they used. The two important temples are El Castillo and El Caracol. El Castillo is located at the center

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    Today I will be talking about the Mayan aztec and Inca. These three Indian groups did amazing thing and they are the ones who helped start this world. We will be talking about what their civilization was like. Their god and emperors etc. These three are very extraordinary there ways are best. I will also be talking about their religion. And the their great wars. They had a good way of sacrificing to their gods. At sometimes they had some harsh punishments. Now shall we dive into this. The Maya

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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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    Mayan Achievements

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    Highlanders traded with lowlanders, each getting things they did not have nearby. Their trading network encompassed all of the Yucatan Peninsula. Inca achievements were masters in masonry and building, cutting stone blocks so precisely they needed no cement to hold them together; the masonry is such high quality that it is still standing strong. The Inca also had a system of good roads across their empire, building suspension bridges as needed. Quechua was the official language of the empire, spreading

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    Civilizations of the Americas The Mayan, Aztec and Incan civilizations each contributed major accomplishments to the world today. These accomplishments established them as 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 astronomy and formed a calendar. The Aztecs built well-organized cities

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    Mayan Tribes

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    three different tribes. Maya, Aztec, and Inca. I have some information about all of them. I mostly have information about the Aztec, but I will explain most of what they do in their life. I do have information about all of the tribes. There is not that much that they have in common, but there should be enough where they seem similar in a way. The first group I am going to be talking about is the Mayan people. The mayans have a religion. All of the groups do. The Mayan people believe in many gods

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    The Maya, Aztec, and Inca had contrasts in their religions because of their rituals. Mayans performed the rituals on specific days of the year and as such the rituals were closely related with celestial and terrestrial cycles. In almost every ritual, bloodletting by the humans was practiced. Bloodletting was practiced to appease the God. It was a public ritual and normally performed by religious leaders. In the ritual sharp objects like stingray spine were pierced into the tongue, ear or foreskin

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    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. The Mayan area covers the region of where today is almost all Guatemala, western Honduras, Belize, El Salvador

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    included the Incas, the Aztecs, and the Mayans. The Incas was the largest Empire in the Central America era. This civilization flourished in Ecuador, Peru, and Chile. They were established and bloomed rapidly since the beginning. The Incas had a Sun God that they worshiped called Inti. They called their king “Sapa Inca” which meant the child of the Sun. The Inca emperor Pachacuti changed the civilization to a great city in the shape of a puma. This led to the rise in power of the Incas. They went

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    The Aztec Empire

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    The Aztec empire was located in central Mexico. In approximately 1200 A.D. is when the civilization was started. Their capital was the city called Tenochtitlan. Their economy wasn’t very good in the beginning. The Aztecs weren’t able to support themselves since their village was so small. The Aztecs did their farming in a method of agriculture called chinampa. This was a method of agriculture used throughout all of Mesoamerica. Soon their population grew began to grow. Their economy depended on the

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