To start off with the Incans achieved many goals.They made stone blocks,and building that could withstand earthquakes.Next,the Incans built a bridge over the Apurimac River ,and planted crops up to 15,000 feet high.Also they had 40,000 kilometer of roads,and built a large city called Macu Picchu.They had 100 different ethnic groups at their prime.Finally they had a calendar for example,Ayrunua,Lnti Raymi,and Chahua-huarquiz months. The Incans had a odd history.First they flourished between…
The pueblo Indians Pueblo Indians are a group of Native American. The word "pueblo" come from Latin language meaning "tribe". Also,the pueblo tribe are descended from the Anasazi people. They settled in Northern Arizona, and in New Mexico through 1540-1542 a.d. Today, twenty-one groups still exist, with all but two (the Hopi in Arizona and the Tigua in Texas) in northern New Mexico. Adobe pueblo villages built around central plazas, and chambers (kivas), a traditional economy based on the…
smallpox, I think they would have still been conquered by the Spaniards. The Aztecs and Incas were two empires. The Aztecs were roughly 15 million people in Mexico. They would make sacrifices to their god of war and sun who drank human blood. They also had another god that lived among the Aztecs who had left. He said he would come back in the year of One Reed. When the year of One Reed arrived, Hernan Cortes landed on Aztec land searching for gold, glory, and god. The people had thought he was…
Between A.D. 800 and the 11th century, the Aztecs and Vikings were great conquers who have not been forgotten. While the Vikings and Aztecs are somewhat similar in their religions and economics, the two migrations are very different in their geographical locations and their skills, but both made great impacts on their surroundings. Both the Aztecs and the Vikings are polytheistic, which means they believe in many different gods instead of just one. The Vikings are believed to be mostly pagan,…
Sundiata, by D.T. Niane, describes the journey of King Sundiata Keita’s road to become ruler of the Mali Empire. The Conquest of New Spain, by Bernal Diaz, recounts the downfall of the Aztec Empire. In the Aztec, Spanish, and Mali Empires women were portrayed as domesticated, were used as a means of creating alliances, and were idols in certain empires. These similarities were common among ancient civilizations during those times. Throughout history women were belittled and mostly treated as…
mission to conquer Mexico, and consisted of approximately a dozen ships. Hernán Cortés was one of the most accomplished of the conquistadors in the sixteenth century, and also known throughout the world as the man who defeated the Aztec Empire. By overthrowing the Aztec Empire and their emperor, Moctezuma, Cortes conquered Mexico. Hernán Cortés was eternally known as a man who was rather bold and valiant in his leadership of his soldiers. In 1485, Cortés was born to a Spanish family of minor…
conquering the Aztecs. He was born in 1485 in Medellin, Spain. His full name was Hernan Cortes, marques del Valle de Oaxaca. He sometimes also goes by Hernando Cortes. In some accounts it says that he studied at the university of Salamanca for a time. He came from a lesser noble family is Spain. Cortes died on december 2, 1547. Hernan Cortes was a very important historical leader, because he conquered the Aztecs and claimed Mexico for Spain. Hernan Cortes was very wise in conquering the Aztecs.…
were formed, the Aztecs and the Incas had many similarities and differences in regards to their Religion and Government. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, religion is defines as “an organized system of beliefs, ceremonies, and rules used to worship a god or a group of gods.” Although there are many different forms and practices of religion, many people have different views on religion. In the Aztecs religion, they performed rituals that they believed would please the Aztec gods,…
Once upon a time, a long time ago, There were two Native American civilizations that were known as the Incas and the Aztecs. Both of these cultivations were both driven from the Teotihuacan Civilization but were separate and distant civilizations. Although they shared some some similarities there were also some very significant differences between the two. Nevertheless the differences can be seen by the certain way they practiced their religions, their methods of socialization and rule, and…
Paragraph 1~ Daily life for the rich and poor Aztecs are so very different in so many different ways. The rich lived in homes built with sun-dried brick and sometime stone. The home had a coating of whitewash to make them sparkle in the sunlight.Their clothes were colorfully embroidered and decorated with feathers. The poor were mostly farmers. They lived in huts with thatched roofs and owned little furniture. They wove mats for the floor and baskets to hold their belongings. Also, they owned…