Without the influence of other continents, the Mayan, Aztec, and Inca civilizations had accomplished much range from agriculture system to mathematics as they established advanced societies in the early age. Many of those accomplishments still impact us greatly in today’s society. Known for its significant and breakthrough architectural, social, and agricultural development, Maya civilization is one of the most famous civilizations in the Mesoamerica area about 2800 years ago. In three hundred years shortly after it is established, the Maya civilization had already reached the peak of its economic prosperity. Maya is the only early civilization that fully developed written language, called Hieroglyphics, which uses pictures to represent words
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The Aztecs developed an intricate social and commercial organization that brought many of the region’s city-states under their control. They speak a language called Nahuatl, which dominated large parts of Mesoamerica from 14th to 16th century. Until today, many Nahuatl words are still used in Spanish and absorbed in English as well. In 1428, the Aztecs formed an alliance with the Texcocans and the Tacubans to defeat their rival, the Tepanec. Under the lead of Itzecoatl, the conquest was …show more content…
The Mayans were the first to record their history in written language, which is rare in the time period. A writing system is necessary for a well-developed and advanced society because it gives better understandings to the descendants. Another educational advance was the development of the mathematic system. Math helped Mayan with trading and the currency. The Mayans also developed two very accurate three hundred and sixty five day calendars that were made after the movement of moon, star and the sun, for both religious purpose and agricultural purpose. Such invention was so important for the Maya civilization because they gave information about the changes that happen as people travel through the 365 days of the year. They not only helped the Mayans with agriculture but also reminded them of different religious rituals as days go by. The Mayans were also very involved with astronomy and we can easily tell that from over 166 worshipped goddesses who are mostly related to stars and
The Aztecs developed an intricate social and commercial organization that brought many of the region’s city-states under their control. They speak a language called Nahuatl, which dominated large parts of Mesoamerica from 14th to 16th century. Until today, many Nahuatl words are still used in Spanish and absorbed in English as well. In 1428, the Aztecs formed an alliance with the Texcocans and the Tacubans to defeat their rival, the Tepanec. Under the lead of Itzecoatl, the conquest was …show more content…
The Mayans were the first to record their history in written language, which is rare in the time period. A writing system is necessary for a well-developed and advanced society because it gives better understandings to the descendants. Another educational advance was the development of the mathematic system. Math helped Mayan with trading and the currency. The Mayans also developed two very accurate three hundred and sixty five day calendars that were made after the movement of moon, star and the sun, for both religious purpose and agricultural purpose. Such invention was so important for the Maya civilization because they gave information about the changes that happen as people travel through the 365 days of the year. They not only helped the Mayans with agriculture but also reminded them of different religious rituals as days go by. The Mayans were also very involved with astronomy and we can easily tell that from over 166 worshipped goddesses who are mostly related to stars and