Incas vs. Aztecs Prior to Cortez landing‚ there were many civilizations that held power in the Americas. These groups included the Olmecs‚ Zapotecs‚ Mayans‚ Toltecs‚ Aztecs‚ and Incas. The two of these civilizations that had some of the most lasting effects were the Aztecs and the Incas. These two civilizations had many similarities and differences. One of the major differences between the two civilizations is their location. The Aztecs lived in Central Mexico while the Incas lived in the Andes
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Two of the biggest and greatest civilization in the Americas were the Aztecs and Incas. These two civilization were both said to be conquered by the Spanish‚ but it wasn’t just the Spanish who conquered them. These two civilizations both fell from a combination of a weak government‚ lack of technology‚ new disease introduced by the invaders‚ and not being prepared for the invaders. For many centuries the Aztec civilization revolved around a ideological‚ social‚ and political system in
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The Aztec and the Inca Empires were both extremely powerful civilizations. At the height of the Aztec Empire it reached from the Pacific to the Gulf of Mexico‚ from Central Mexico all the way to Guatemala‚ El Salvador and Honduras. The Inca Empire spread along South America’s western coast and throughout the Andes Mountains. There were many similarities and some differences in aspects such as government‚ economics‚ society‚ and religion. In the late 1300s‚ the Inca would attack neighboring villages
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the Aztecs and Incas between 1519 and 1533. Name : Kristeena Monteith Form : L6SS The Aztec and Inca people of South America were conquered in the early 16th century by the Spaniards led by Hernan Cortez and Francisco Pizarro‚ respectively. The Technological Superiority of the Spaniards was a major advantage in their quests to conquer these groups but it does not fully explain the success of the conquests. The Aztecs have long been described as an advanced civilization. Their empire spanned
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Tinasiah Mitchell Ms.Kim AP World History 17 October 2013 Maya/Aztec/Inca As history progressed‚ The Mayan‚ Aztecs and Incas based new civilizations off of one another. Art‚ Religion‚ and innovations help to advance and create the world we live today. Before the discovery of scientific logic everything was based off of religion. Past innovations and art influenced what is seen in modern artists and architects. The Mayan‚ Aztec‚ and Incas have many similarities and differences based off of innovations
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The Conquest of Peru and the Inca Empire With the mighty Aztec Empire in ruins and the Maya decimated in Central America‚ only one formidable native kingdom remains in the New World: the gold-rich Inca‚ high in the frigid mountains of Peru. Francisco Pizarro‚ an illiterate conquistador in the ruthless mold of Hernán Cortés sets out with 200 men to defeat the last great New World Empire. Juan Pizarro‚ Francisco’s Reckless Younger Brother The name Francisco Pizarro is well-known: he was the ruthless
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The Inca Empire flourished roughly between 1400 through 1500. Cuzco was the capital city of the Inca Empire. The location of the city was in the Andes Mountains‚ which is now Southern Peru. Cuzco derived from Qosqo means dried up lake-bed. Scholars were impressed by the engineers of the Inca people. The building were built of stone and were fitted so perfectly that it was nearly impossible to slide a paper through the mated areas. The lay out of the city is said to be in the form of a puma‚ some
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The Inca Empire was one which was established as a miniscule tribe that resided in Cuzco‚ whose location can be located in South America‚ within the high mountains of the Andes. Within the time frame of a century‚ seized and subjugated a vast majority of opposing tribes. By doing so‚ the Incans had extended their empire along to approximately the length of Western South America. The Inca Empire grew huge in amazingly short time‚ less than100 years‚ from a small area in south central Peru to a vast
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The Inca governed an empire with subjects who spoke over 20 different languages. Below the Sapa Inca was the viceroy. He was a close relative of the Sapa Inca and worked as his closest advisor. The high priest was also a very powerful man. He was probably second in power to the Sapa Inca due to the sacredness of religion in the Inca Empire. The Inca Empire was divided up into four quarters. Every quarter was ruled by a governor called an Apu. The Sapa Inca had a council of men who advised him
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Before the conquistadors arrived in the Aztec empire‚ the city Tenochtitlan had some unusual‚ natural disaster in which between the years of 1517 and 1519‚ the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan had an earthquake‚ then Lake Texcoco had flooded the capital city. The Aztecs believed these disasters warned of the fall of their empire and the return of their god. In 1519‚ the Spanish explorer‚ Hernan Cortes arrived on the east coast of Mexico and to make sure his men cooperated with him marching across the jungle
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