Maya, Aztec, Inc Similarities And Differences

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The Maya, Aztec, and Inca all had similarities and differences. The location of the Maya is in Mexico and Central America. The most common housing there was walls made from stone or mud. The Aztecs location was in a city in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. There common housing were made from adobe a sun dried brick made from adobe clay. The Inca location was on the Western coast of South America. There common housing was rectangular with a thatched roof, usually had one room. The walls were made from stone or adobe clay. The Mayans had 3 different time periods, one was the preclassic the preclassic one went from 2000 BC-AD 300. The second time period was classic that went from 300-900. The last time period was postclassic that went …show more content…

The Mayans Economy was Ancient Maya civilization had an advanced trade system consisting of short, medium and long trade routes and a robust market for a range of goods and materials. The Maya did not use money there was no universally accepted form of currency which could be used anywhere in the Maya region. Prestige items were things like jade, gold, copper, highly decorated pottery, items and any other less-practical item used as a status symbol by upper-class Maya. The Aztecs traded everything, and it was an important part of their life, and their economy relied heavily on agriculture and farming. Aztec Farmers grew beans, squash, avocados, tobacco, hemp, and peppers but the most important crop was corn. The Inca’s Economy, The Inca could not live without money The Inca economy was not based on a money system, and it did not have commerce (the buying and selling of goods, especially on a large scale) or free trade. As you can see the Maya and Inca both talked about money but the Mayans did not use money. The Inca did use money, it said they can’t live without money. They all have different ways of farming, they did plant some of the same …show more content…

They lived in independent city-states consisting of rural communities and large urban ceremonial centers. There were no standing armies, but warfare played an important role in religion, power and prestige. The Aztecs had some differences about their government. The Aztec government was where an Emperor or King was the primary ruler. They called their ruler the Huey Tlatoani. The Huey Tlatoani was the ultimate power in the land. The Mayans government and the Aztec government were different because the Maya government was ruled by kings and priests, and the Aztec government was primary ruler by Emperor or King, Somethings are the same because sometimes they were both ruled by kings. The Inca government was called the Tawantinsuyu. It was a monarchy ruled by a single leader called the Sapa Inca. Maya, Aztec, and Inca all were ruled by someone different the Mayans were ruled by kings or priests. The Aztecs were ruled by the Emperor or the King. The Inca were ruled by a single leader called the Sapa