Compare And Contrast Aztec And Inca Civilization

If you are lazy, then hope that you are not in the Incan Empire! The Inca would hang, stone, and push people off of cliffs for being lazy. To the Inca, being lazy was a crime similar to treason. The Maya, Aztec, and Inca are all similar and different in a few ways. The Maya, Aztec, and Inca all have some kind of Noble class in their social structure. Additionally, the Maya, Inca and Aztec were all dominated by spanish conquistadors. The Maya and Inca were ruled by monarchy. The Maya, Aztec, and Inca are different from each other, however. These are only a few of the similarities and differences of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca. Firstly, the Maya, Inca, and Aztec all have a kind of Noble class included in their social structure. The Maya have a noble class made up of chiefs, priests, war leaders, other leaders, and Noblemen. The Aztec had a noble class made up of military leaders, high level priests, and lords, Further, the Inca had a noble class of chiefs, priests, war leaders, other leaders, and Noblemen. …show more content…
All three tribes had many gods. All three tribes also practiced human sacrifice. The Maya had hundreds of gods. The ruling god of power was called K'awiil. The ruling dynasty of Copan saw him as their patron god. The Aztec also had many gods. Their main god’s name was named Huitzilopochtli. Huitzilopochtli was the god of the sun and the god of war. The Inca had many gods. Their supreme god was named Inti, and was the sun god. Another similarity in the religions of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca is that they all practiced human sacrifice. Human sacrifice was very commonly practiced for the Maya. They would do things like cut out the hearts of the victim, throw spears at the chest of the victim while tied up, and a few different strategies. They played a game called Pok-a-tok, and the captain of the losing team would be decapitated. The Aztecs inherited this game from the Maya, and played it