In the following essay I will explain who I believe is the best civilization out of the Maya,Aztec, and Inca. I decided who was the best by the factors of technology, education,economy,government,shelter, beliefs,entertainment,and their social system. After researching I believe that the Aztec civilization is the overall best. Let me explain why I picked the Aztec out of the other civilizations. When the Aztec were in their golden age 1495 CE you could say they were at the top of the world, the Aztec out of the Inca and the Maya the Aztec conquered the most land. To add on to this their warriors were the best defense any group could have asked for, the Aztec believed that anyone could be a warrior. Warrior training started very early in …show more content…
In addition the Aztec had many laws put in place to keep their civilization safe such as, laws regarding around, murder, stealing, property damage, drunkenness and many more. The Aztec were also an elite group because they simply did not need money, their own type of money was crops, labor, materials, and more. Another system of money was trading the Aztec traded knives, tools, clothing, cloth, food,pots, materials, and metals. Moreover the Aztec had one of the most organized civilizations, the cities were planned out and laid out in a grid that made traveling extremely easy. In the center of the city was where public events were held such as the meso america ballgame po-ta-pok. The Aztec believed in polytheism which means the Aztec believed in multiple gods, they would do human sacrifices were done with an obsidian sacrificial knife done by the head priest. Furthermore the Aztecs social system …show more content…
The Aztec was the only civilization to create a number system, although the Maya developed the concept of zero the Aztec created a whole number system. The Aztec was the only civilization to conquer everything. The Aztec conquered all of the land and ruled everything. While on the other hand the Mayan didn't conquer any other land and the Inca did conquer lots of civilizations the Aztec still conquered the most. The Aztec created one of the most helpful ways to travel by water. The canoe is still used in the present day. The Aztec was the only civilization who had education for every kid. To emphasize, by law all Aztec children had to attend school, even slaves and girls. Only noble Inca and Mayan children went to school. The Aztec parents taught their kids when they were younger then once they reached their teens they would attend school. Aztec boys and girls went to different schools. To add on the Aztec had a unique farming method, called chinampas. Chinampas are basically a floating garden the Aztec would build an artificial island on water then stick poles on the edges to keep the islands from floating away. Eventually the island would grow roots into the bottom of the water and the poles could be removed. This was an effective way to grow crops. To compare, the Maya had the slash and burn method which was when the Maya would cut plants then burn them to create space for growing crops and the smoke would