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The Incas: The Two Native American Cultures

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The Advanced Incas After Briefly analyzing the two Native American Cultures, I have discovered for the time being, both civilizations were surprisingly advanced. From what I considered as an advanced society, The Incas were slightly more advanced as a society than the Aztecs. How much a civilization is advanced can be measured in many different ways and some may disagree with my opinion of the two cultures. When measuring advancement I look first to the inventions and anything scientific related to the culture. Though not plenty of information can be found about the scientific discoveries of these past civilizations, I came across plenty from both the Aztecs and the Incas. The Incas had a better way of setting up rulers and governing …show more content…

The empire expanded up to the western coast of South America .Their advanced road system made it much easier to trade within and beyond the empire. The length of these roadways expanded to various parts of the region and may have traded with the Aztecs as well. These roads allowed them to further expand their empire, making it the largest of its time. Besides trade, it also came in use for defending from civilizations attempting to take over. The Inca empire had a series of strong rulers, and a strong military. Their relation with those that threatened were well kept through ceremonial banquets, inter-marriages, and tribute (giving of gifts) which can be argued as bribery but was done for the good of their people and empire. The Aztecs however, relied solely on detrying rebellions and enslaving those who …show more content…

The city of tenochtitlan situated in lake texcoco was one of the largest cities of the time, which covered around 8-13.5km in length area. They traded everything that could be exchanged and trading became one of the most common occupation for them. Their economy mostly relied on trading of agricultural goods, since all farmers grew and sold different food items such as beans, avocados, tobacco, squash, hemp, and peppers but the most importantly, Corn. However, since corn became one of the main crops, only eating corn did not provide enough nutrients. On the other hand, the Inca empire was along the Andes Mountains where they used a form of terrace farming and had a higher variety of fruits and vegetables growing in their land. Since the empire expanded farther, it was more far less complex for the people to get access to vitamins and nutrients. The empire was far better suited varying their diet on a

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