Aztec and Inca

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Aztec and Inca

• Pre-Columbian Civilization

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Political Structure

• Aztecs
• Large Empire organized from a central city
• Monarchy with a board of nobles and priests that
  advise and help lead
• Incas
• Large Empire organized from a central city
• Monarchy with nobles posted throughout the empire
  

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Method of Expanding Empire

• Aztec
• Fierce conquest and alliances
• Empire of 30 million people
• Inca
• Roads connected and led to future conquered
  people

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Treatment of Conquered People

• Aztec
• Tributes payment from the conquered people
• Sacrifice
• Inca
• Subjugated them and then made them a part of the
  empire through military service and reward

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Role of Religion

• Aztec
• Polytheistic
• Animistic
• Human Sacrifice
• gods were above the King and ruled the empires
  daily life
• Inca
• Polytheistic
• Animism
• gods were above the King and ruled the empires
  daily life

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Social Organization

• Aztec
• Organized and structured by a class system
• Inca
• Organized similarly to the Aztecs
• Each village was organized according to rank
• Arranged marriages

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Type of Economy

• Aztec
• Market buying and selling controlled by the
  people
• Inca
• Command buying and selling controlled by the
  government

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Style of Public Buildings

• Aztec
• Grand and complex
• Religious symbols
• Inca
• Practical and built into the mountains on
  terraces
• Religious significance

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Cities Planned/Randomly Built

• Aztec
• Planned and artistically designed
• Complex and well organized
• Floating gardens
• Inca
• Organized and simple
• Built into the mountains
• Connected by the road system

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Cause and Effect

• 1 Able to learn the trade and able to learn
  about their enemy
• 2 Unity builds strength, numbers builds
  strength
• 3 please the gods, to demonstrate the
  importance of the religion in daily life
• 4- Increased usable land, increased food
  production

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Cause and Effect

• 5 please the gods, show their strength, lessen
  the population
• 6 time, crops and harvesting, tracking weather
  occurrences
• 7 Test of Aztec strength, empire too large
• 8 Corruption, too much influence, control issues

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Building an Incan Empire

• Ancient Cultures
• Common heritage
• Lessons from ancestors
• Technological advances
• Royal Mummies
• Royal significance
• Heritage
• Afterlife

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Building an Incan Empire

• Pachacuti
• Founder of the Incan Empire
• Created the Empire by conqueroring the
  surrounding tribes and folding them into his
  kingdom
• Centralized government

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Building an Incan Empire

• System of Government ruling uniform, structure,
  defense
• Language unity, communication, record keeping
• Cities unity, structure, protection
• Road System unity, communication, easier
  movement
• Economy unity, structure, functionality
• Religion unity, structure, beliefs, reasons