The Inca and The Aztecs
The Inca and The Aztec empires were two very important tribes from the past. They have many differences, between culture, food, etc. They were very different people; living far away from each other. I'm going to discuss a few of their differences, from culture, traditions, and customs. To housing units, food source, and beliefs.
Culture
Culture is the basic “ all of the above “ thing. It helps show what a tribe does, believes in, and acts. The differences between cultures builds up many conflicts as well. The Incan; “Its official language was Quechua. Many local forms of worship persisted in the empire, most of them concerning local sacred Huacas, but the Inca leadership encouraged the worship of Inti—their …show more content…
The common people lived in groups or units. Each unit was call an ayllu.(EYE-loo) “In an ayllu, all the people were related; they had a common ancestor. Each ayllu was made up of about 12 people. Their actual extended family might be greater than 12 people, but they were grouped by the government into a specific ayllu. Each ayllu was assigned a plot of land they were to farm together. Each group or ayllu lived together in a hut in their field.Most huts were one room. Some were made of stone, some of reed, occasionally one had an upper story, but there were no windows, and no way to leave except by the front door. The door was covered only by a piece of leather or woven cloth. Roofs were thatched and there were no chimneys.There was no furniture. People sat and slept on mats or animal skins.” this piece is from an article i'll leave a link to below. The aztecs are pretty different. “The design and material used to build Aztec homes was largely influenced by their climate. Typically, the Aztec shelter of commoners had only one room. The doorways of the Aztec houses were square and found on one wall of the home. The roofs of the ancient Aztec homes were flat, which provided for an extra room in the hot weather of the area where the Aztecs lived.” link will be below. The aztecs also had two story high homes built for the …show more content…
In most cases, families would grow food for their own family. I'm not sure if they hunted food, but i believe i do from what I've read. Aztecs were also, as i believe, farmers. They ate maize(corn), beans, squash, and more. One of the more popular ones is
The Inca and The Aztec empires were two very important tribes from the past. They have many differences, between culture, food, etc. They were very different people; living far away from each other. I'm going to discuss a few of their differences, from culture, traditions, and customs. To housing units, food source, and beliefs.
Culture
Culture is the basic “ all of the above “ thing. It helps show what a tribe does, believes in, and acts. The differences between cultures builds up many conflicts as well. The Incan; “Its official language was Quechua. Many local forms of worship persisted in the empire, most of them concerning local sacred Huacas, but the Inca leadership encouraged the worship of Inti—their …show more content…
The common people lived in groups or units. Each unit was call an ayllu.(EYE-loo) “In an ayllu, all the people were related; they had a common ancestor. Each ayllu was made up of about 12 people. Their actual extended family might be greater than 12 people, but they were grouped by the government into a specific ayllu. Each ayllu was assigned a plot of land they were to farm together. Each group or ayllu lived together in a hut in their field.Most huts were one room. Some were made of stone, some of reed, occasionally one had an upper story, but there were no windows, and no way to leave except by the front door. The door was covered only by a piece of leather or woven cloth. Roofs were thatched and there were no chimneys.There was no furniture. People sat and slept on mats or animal skins.” this piece is from an article i'll leave a link to below. The aztecs are pretty different. “The design and material used to build Aztec homes was largely influenced by their climate. Typically, the Aztec shelter of commoners had only one room. The doorways of the Aztec houses were square and found on one wall of the home. The roofs of the ancient Aztec homes were flat, which provided for an extra room in the hot weather of the area where the Aztecs lived.” link will be below. The aztecs also had two story high homes built for the …show more content…
In most cases, families would grow food for their own family. I'm not sure if they hunted food, but i believe i do from what I've read. Aztecs were also, as i believe, farmers. They ate maize(corn), beans, squash, and more. One of the more popular ones is