Aztecs and Incas Test

Middle America. They are polytheistic. No value of precious metals. Extensive trade

Before europeans show up to the americas.

Mesa America

Andes Mountains

Tenochtitlan

Cuzco

Military Conquests. Incas expand due to Split Inheritance.

150,000

Highly Centralized.

Rest stops in the Inca

Knots used to count

1. Priest 2. Great Speaker

1. Priest 2. Inca

Chinipas, Floating Islands

Terracing. Cut through the mountains to limit erosion. Also Waru Waru

They have tributary states similar to china. Incas collect labor for tribute. Aztecs collect people for sacrifice.

Inca socialism. People give resources to the state and the state distributies to the people.

They sacrifice because they think the world recycles every 52 years.

Hinduism

Women are equal to men.

Both Polytheistic. Very tolerant. Both Build Roads.

Both Pastoralists.

In the Mississippi Valley. Build Monuments and structures. Shows they have a huge labor force. Just as sophisticated as Aztecs and Incas

Major Product in Meso America

Major Product in Andes Mountains

Mexicas, build chinipas, highly urbanized, ruled by nobility (great speaker)

Ritual, sacfrice

Mita(forced labor), Andes civilizations, large scale projects, large organized states(similar to west africa).

Incas are centralized, Aztecs are city states.

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