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NAME: Nooria Hosein
STUDENT #:
SCHOOL: St. Joseph’s Convent, Port-of-Spain
SCHOOL CODE: 160067
TOPIC: Comparative study of the political systems of the Maya and Inca empires
THESIS STATEMENT: Was the Maya political system of the early-mid 12th Century more restrictive than the Inca political system?
TERRITORY: Trinidad and Tobago
SUBJECT: Caribbean History
UNIT: 1
MODULE: 1
Table of Contents
Introduction
It is a known fact that the early years of our age were notably marked by
the presence of numerous ancient civilizations. There were the Aztec, Inca,
Maya, Taino, Kalinago, to name a few, however the two arguably most powerful
continental civilizations, were that of the Maya and Inca empires.
The Maya lived in the area that is now Southern Mexico, Guatemala,
Northern Honduras, El Salvador, and Belize. The peak of the Maya civilization
was between 250 A.D and 900 A.D. A regionally distinct cultural grouping,
united by material culture and language, occupying eastern Mesoamerica from
the Formative Stage down to the present day. During the Classic Stage from
about ad 300 to ad 900 the Maya emerged as the most sophisticated civilization
in pre-Columbian America.[1]
The Inca were a member group of the Quechuan people of highland Peru,
who established an empire from Northern Ecuador to central Chile before the
Spanish conquest. The civilisation centred on its capital at Cuzco, Peru, which
in the early 15th century began expanding outwards through conquest and
alliance to form the Inca empire. At its peak in the early 16th century, this
empire stretched a distance of more than 4000km.[2]
Among the various aspects of everyday life of these two civilizations,
their political systems were ever present. It is of the view of many that the
political system of the Maya was much more detailed and restrictive than the
Inca’s for reasons that will be discussed in this I. A. document.
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STUDENT #:
SCHOOL: St. Joseph’s Convent, Port-of-Spain
SCHOOL CODE: 160067
TOPIC: Comparative study of the political systems of the Maya and Inca empires
THESIS STATEMENT: Was the Maya political system of the early-mid 12th Century more restrictive than the Inca political system?
TERRITORY: Trinidad and Tobago
SUBJECT: Caribbean History
UNIT: 1
MODULE: 1
Table of Contents
Introduction
It is a known fact that the early years of our age were notably marked by
the presence of numerous ancient civilizations. There were the Aztec, Inca,
Maya, Taino, Kalinago, to name a few, however the two arguably most powerful
continental civilizations, were that of the Maya and Inca empires.
The Maya lived in the area that is now Southern Mexico, Guatemala,
Northern Honduras, El Salvador, and Belize. The peak of the Maya civilization
was between 250 A.D and 900 A.D. A regionally distinct cultural grouping,
united by material culture and language, occupying eastern Mesoamerica from
the Formative Stage down to the present day. During the Classic Stage from
about ad 300 to ad 900 the Maya emerged as the most sophisticated civilization
in pre-Columbian America.[1]
The Inca were a member group of the Quechuan people of highland Peru,
who established an empire from Northern Ecuador to central Chile before the
Spanish conquest. The civilisation centred on its capital at Cuzco, Peru, which
in the early 15th century began expanding outwards through conquest and
alliance to form the Inca empire. At its peak in the early 16th century, this
empire stretched a distance of more than 4000km.[2]
Among the various aspects of everyday life of these two civilizations,
their political systems were ever present. It is of the view of many that the
political system of the Maya was much more detailed and restrictive than the
Inca’s for reasons that will be discussed in this I. A. document.
[pic][3]