Compare And Contrast Aztecs And Mayans

The mayan,aztes, and incas had many similarites and diffrences.This essay will be about how the inca,mayan,and aztec had many diffrences and similarites. Including on how they where alike,how they are diffrent and a conclusion. These three groups are alike in many ways.In all three groups al lof them traded slaves.Aztec traded slaves for coco beans,the mayan would trade slaves for jade and the inca would sell the slaves for coins.They all lived in warm climates.The mayans lived in southeastern mexico wich is a hot climate. The aztecs lived in mexico wich is a dry and hot climate. The inca lived in south america wich is a nother extremly hot climate.All three groups belived gods.The mayan would do human sacrifices to the gods. The aztec mainly

The aztecs also would have the kings be the main ruler. But the incans had a empire who was the goverment.

This paragraph shows how the three groups where similar. But these three groups had a lot of diffrences.The social system was really diffrent from each other.The mayans most important part of the system was the sacrifice of blood. And the aztec was diffrent because there most important roll of the system was family and keeping there family safe. But the incans stayed royal no matter what,and keped there positon.The three groups had many diffrent things to durring the day. One of the most important aspects of the Inca daily life was the ayllu. The ayllu was a group of families that worked a portion of land together. But the mayan commoner on of the the most important,as a commoner it was a day full of hard work. The typical peasant worked as a farmer. At the start of the day, the wife would get up early and start a fire for cooking. Then the husband would leave to go work at the fields. After a hard day

However, the Maya were able to trade off food due to their plentiful supply, something the Aztecs could not. OVERALL... The Maya and Aztec civilizations were a lot alike in the sense of what their societies were based on, but were different in their methods.The Inca, however, were the most different, having an actually organized and peaceful empire.Allthough they all belived gods they belived diffrent things.The Maya had many important priests, who, alongside regular citizens, helped worship the gods of whom were believed to control many forces of nature. Priests also created calendars, a number system, and hieroglyphs, among others. The Inca, similarly to the Maya, developed their own language and religion of which everyone learned. The Aztecs were mostly focused on religion, in any case much more so than Maya and Inca. With around 1,000 gods, the most sacred was the god of sun and war. Aztec priests kept books filled with history of Aztec religion and civilization whilst also teaching children Aztec customs.They all did conquest but diffrent things. The Aztec were major conquerors, capturing many people and making them become part of the Aztec community. Tribute, or items/service work that could be paid, was required of all conquered people, and they had to