Maya And Inca Similarities
Maya and Inca Civilizations
Both the Maya and Inca civilizations flourished during their time period. Although they had many different approaches, they had a few similarities. In this essay, the lifestyle of both the Inca and Maya civilization and how they compare to many other Empires/civilizations will be revealed.
The Mayan civilization in all stages--formative, flourishing, declining, and continuing--has been based on agriculture. Indian corn, or maize, was domesticated from a wild grass in central Mexico about 7,000 years ago and sustained most sedentary Indian civilizations from that time. The productivity of the corn farmer sustained the Mayan civilization. It is estimated that as many as 150 days a year were free from daily drudgery in the fields. This surplus time was utilized by the nobility and the priests in a stratified society to build the cities, pyramids, and temples. There was sufficient leisure to support skilled craftsmen in arts and crafts. The Mayan workers who constructed the great stone structures …show more content…
They had a system they used each time they conquered another tribe. First, roads were built to connect the new territory to the rest of the empire.Then, government officials, accompanied by the military, would enter the conquered territory and count all the wealth - every vase, every llama, every person. Some military remained to keep order, along with someone the government official assigned as the new government of the territory. Some military left, bringing much of the conquered tribe with them. Those people would be scattered throughout the Inca empire. That forced the new people to learn the Incan language. They gave them some time to settle in. If they didn't, they were killed. The Inca did not tolerate rebellion, no matter how small the act. About 100 years after they had grown into an empire that stretched the length of South America, the Spanish conquered the Inca
Both the Maya and Inca civilizations flourished during their time period. Although they had many different approaches, they had a few similarities. In this essay, the lifestyle of both the Inca and Maya civilization and how they compare to many other Empires/civilizations will be revealed.
The Mayan civilization in all stages--formative, flourishing, declining, and continuing--has been based on agriculture. Indian corn, or maize, was domesticated from a wild grass in central Mexico about 7,000 years ago and sustained most sedentary Indian civilizations from that time. The productivity of the corn farmer sustained the Mayan civilization. It is estimated that as many as 150 days a year were free from daily drudgery in the fields. This surplus time was utilized by the nobility and the priests in a stratified society to build the cities, pyramids, and temples. There was sufficient leisure to support skilled craftsmen in arts and crafts. The Mayan workers who constructed the great stone structures …show more content…
They had a system they used each time they conquered another tribe. First, roads were built to connect the new territory to the rest of the empire.Then, government officials, accompanied by the military, would enter the conquered territory and count all the wealth - every vase, every llama, every person. Some military remained to keep order, along with someone the government official assigned as the new government of the territory. Some military left, bringing much of the conquered tribe with them. Those people would be scattered throughout the Inca empire. That forced the new people to learn the Incan language. They gave them some time to settle in. If they didn't, they were killed. The Inca did not tolerate rebellion, no matter how small the act. About 100 years after they had grown into an empire that stretched the length of South America, the Spanish conquered the Inca