Aztec versus Incas Culture played a key role in world civilizations such as the Inca and Aztec Empires. There were a lot of similarities and differences between the two when it came to military organization, ground-breaking agricultural systems, and architectural structures. In this paper, I will be discussing the similarities and differences within the Aztecs and Incas as it pertains to religious, social, political, and economic characteristics. The Inca’s were one of the most advanced civilizations of the new world. The social class consisted of primarily hunters, fisherman and farmers of crops such as corn, potatoes, tomatoes, cotton, and cocoa leaves. They also had llamas, alpacas, ducks, and guinea pigs that were used as meat. The …show more content…
Adapting to their environment, they built canoes to fish and hunt and filled marshes with stones and dirt to create more farmland. In the middle of the empire, Aztec agriculture consisted of using chinampas, or small, rectangular areas to grow crops in shallow lake beds in the valley. There was also the use of terracing, using walls of stone to create deeper soil. Like the Incas, the most common crops that were cultivated were maize, squash, beans, avocados, guavas, …show more content…
The Incas had a totalitarian government and were ruled under strict order, laziness was not tolerated. Punishment for breaking the rules included hangings, starvation, falling off of a cliff, or dismemberment. The Aztec empire differed from this because it was divided into city-states that focused on expansion. There was a lack of control within the Aztecs, which eventually led to the slaves fighting with the Spanish conquistador, Cortes. Incan and Aztec religious views were both polytheistic and had many rituals performed by priests. They also worshipped many nature-related gods and used religion to unite the