the 16th century two massive empires ruled over Latin America. The Inca and the Aztec once ruled the area where both empires have many advantages on physical features which lead to the development of the empires. For the better advantage the Inca Empire would excel at the development of their empire better than the Aztec Empire. Living on the Andes Mountains the Inca Empire created Adobe or Stone brick homes from their ingenuity to over come the rainy like weather. With their ingenuity and craftsmanship this civilization created elevated aqueducts that prevents floods hitting their home in which it did work as some still stand.
The Aztec people believed without a sacrifice the world would end in disaster. The Aztecs had many different types of Gods. They had 7 different Gods with about 2 or 3 in each category. The types of Gods were cultural Gods, nature Gods, Gods of creation, Gods of Plaque and excess, Gods of maize and fertility, Gods of the underworld, and trading Gods.
Human history came about differently all over the world for the last 13,000 years because of simply of the environment in which each continent is located. Many people believe it is because of biological differences among the people around the world, but now we know that isn’t correct. The environment of each continent means different forms of language, diseases, political, religions, ect. They also have different species of animals and plants that one continent may not have come across. To get deeper into the subject, an example of how the environment created the differences is how the Inca and Aztec empires were overthrown by the 2 spanish explorers named CorteŽ and Pizarro and there crew of a couple hundred.
Religion is a very important part of the Aztecs' lives, impacting their society. The Aztecs were very individual, and their religion influenced their daily life, social hierarchy, and their military campaigns. They gave great respect to the gods and goddesses, each god symbolizing different aspects such as the sun, rain, agriculture, and warfare. The Aztecs believed that their gods needed multiple human sacrifices to maintain the world. This act resulted in the erection of magnificent temples, like the Templo Mayor in their capital city of Tenochtitlan, where rituals and ceremonies happened.
On the other hand, the Incas were more selective in their sacrifice rituals. They mainly used children, as children were seen as the purest form of mankind. The Incas used their children sacrifices only during or after important events, such as the passing of their emperor or the presence of famine. Not only did these empires differ in rituals, each empire had their own accomplished system for their own uses. The Aztecs had created three broad causeways and aqueducts to supply drinkable water to their capital, Tenochtitlan, an island near the mainland.
The Aztecs displayed the strength of their military by forming a powerful army of devoted and trained warriors who believed in the "flowery death," which describes how dying in battle was considered an honorable fate that led to their automatic passage to the highest heaven. They also conquered surrounding lands through skilled operations. Similarly, the Incas demonstrated stronger military organization by forming alliances and using advanced military tactics to expand their power across the region of the Andes. Despite their similarities, these 2 empires also varied in certain aspects, such as their geography and trading life. The Aztec Empire flourished within a valley, surrounded by lakes and mountains of Mesoamerica.
Compare and contrast the conquests of Mexico (Aztecs) with that of the Inca. What led up to the conquest? The goals of the Conquistadores. The results. Inca Empire Political: Most powerful figure in the Inca Empire was the Sapa Inca. For one to ascend to the lever of Inca, one must be descended from the original Inca tribe.
Religion was an extremely important part of the Aztec life. The Ancient Aztec Religion focused on the interconnection between the gods, humans and nature. One of the many preoccupations of the religion, had to do with fear of nature, and the fear of the world ending. Due to this, there was a strong emphasis on human sacrifice, in honour of Huitzilopochtli, whose role was to keep the sun strong so only disasters would occur every fifty-two years.
The Spanish were able to conquer both the Aztec and the Incan empires so easily because of advanced weaponry, disease, and the Native American view that the Europeans were gods come down to earth. Many of the reasons that that the Spanish had an advantage had to do with their geography. Because of their location in Europe along the same latitude as the fertile crescent, they were able to reap the benefits of cultural diffusion, such as advancement in weapons, farming, and other technological advancements like the printing press. One the biggest advantages that the Spanish had over the Aztecs and Incas were their advanced weaponry, such as guns, steel, and horseback riding.
The Inca, Aztecs, and Mayan are similar from they worshiped gods. As they worshiped god very religiously and did sacrifices with everyone as there are a bunch of ceremonies for there gods for rain crops food. They all used the same resources for building Adobe was one of the biggest resources for houses throughout the inca aztec and mayan empires. All empires ended in the 1500s Actually all the Inca, Aztec and Mayan empires ended in the 1500s once the spanish took over and kill them with diseases but the mayan did slowly disappear. All of some of the major dates that happened in an empire happened in 1400 ad As in the Inca empire The Inca, led by Manco Capac, migrate to the Cuzco Valley and establish their capital at Cuzco.
In the 1500’s The Inca civilization ended in 1532 and their civilization started around 1438. The Aztec empire however, started in 1427 and ended in 1521. they both built amazing empires that are still recognized today. They believed in gods, they invented clever inventions, and created a lifestyle for the whole empire.
The gods could be nourished in many different ways, such as blood or living hearts of captives. The sacrifices were all practiced in Mesoamerica, but the Tencha used sacrifice on a grand scale. (Aztec civilization). “The Aztecs believed that their special purpose in life was to delay destruction. ”(Aztec civilization).
The New Deal and LBJ’s Great Society were two very ambitious and transformative programs being implemented in the United States during separate eras. While both aimed to address issues in society and improve the lives of American citizens, they had significant differences in their core principles and goals. For starters, the New Deal, which was implemented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt during the 1930s sought to relieve some of the devastating effects of the Great Depression. It focused on immediate relief, recovery, reform, and introduced various policies and programs, including the creation of public work projects, labor reforms, and the creation of social security. The primary goal was to increase economic growth, create jobs, and restore the public’s confidence in our government.
The gods symbolized different aspects of nature.(1 Aztec religion)A common belief among the tribe was that they were living in a fifth world and that the four that came before it were all destroyed due to some kind of natural disaster.(2 Aztec religion) In order to keep natural disaster from bringing their world to an end too they constantly worked towards pleasing the gods. The god in whom they dedicated the most time to was Huitzilopochtli. (3 Huitzilopochtli) He was the god in charge of the sun and of war. The Aztecs believed that this god was born again every morning and that he grew strong off
He had complete control over everything with the civilization. He was treated as a god by the Inca people. He was treated this way because the Inca people believed that the Sapa Inca was a descendent of their sun god. He held authority over all
