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Title: The Aztec and Incan Empires


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The Aztec and Incan Empires
  • A Comparative Look at the Two Greatest Indigenous
    Empires in North and South America Before Their
    Spanish Conquests.

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Basic Objectives to Know
  • Brief histories
  • Occupations
  • Foods
  • Religious practices
  • Final days
  • Questions and answers

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History of the Aztecs
  • Prospered through war and trade
  • Took nearly all of Mexico
  • Autocratic king
  • Instilled fear into neighbors through sacrifices

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History of the Incas
  • Conquered and incorporated local tribes
  • Took Ecuador to central Chile
  • King ruled with caste system
  • Dispersed wealth
  • Oral history tradition

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Occupations
  • Aztec Empire
  • Fighting wars
  • Improving technology
  • Forming canals
  • Trading
  • Governmental jobs
  • Incan Empire
  • Farming
  • Improving medicine
  • Forming roads
  • Weavers
  • Public service jobs
  • Engineers/Architects

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Foods
  • Aztec Empire
  • Vegetables
  • Corn, tomatoes, peppers,
  • Fruits
  • Meat
  • Wild beasts
  • Human limbs
  • Incan Empire
  • Vegetables
  • Corn, potatoes, peanuts,
  • Fruits
  • Meat
  • Guinea pigs ducks

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Religious Practices
  • Aztec Empire
  • Sun worship
  • Human sacrifices
  • Fight against darkness
  • Daily rituals
  • Incan Empire
  • Sun worship
  • Llama sacrifices
  • Many lesser gods
  • Divine emperor
  • Monthly rituals

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Final Days of the Aztecs
  • Peak of power
  • Large Spanish ships
  • Believed benign deity returned
  • Population revolted
  • Empire fell

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Final Days of the Incas
  • Peak of power
  • Brothers Huascar and Atahualpa began civil war
  • Pizarro executed winner
  • Population revolted
  • Returned control to the citizens

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Questions and Answers
  • Which empire(s) operated by a caste system?
  • the Aztecs
  • the Incas
  • both empires

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Questions and Answers
  • Which empire(s) used canals frequently?
  • the Aztecs
  • the Incas
  • both empires
  • neither empires

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Questions and Answers
  • Which empire(s) practiced sun worship?
  • the Aztecs
  • the Incas
  • both empires

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Questions and Answers
  • Which empire(s) believed the Spanish were deities
    returning to bless them?
  • the Aztecs
  • the Incas
  • both empires
  • neither empires

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Questions and Answers
  • Which empire(s) ate corn?
  • the Aztecs
  • the Incas
  • both empires
  • neither empires

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