The Aztec and Incan Empires

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The Aztec and Incan Empires

• A Comparative Look at the Two Greatest Indigenous
  Empires in North and South America Before Their
  Spanish Conquests.

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Basic Objectives to Know

• Brief histories
• Occupations
• Foods
• Religious practices
• Final days
• Questions and answers

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History of the Aztecs

• Prospered through war and trade
• Took nearly all of Mexico
• Autocratic king
• Instilled fear into neighbors through sacrifices

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History of the Incas

• Conquered and incorporated local tribes
• Took Ecuador to central Chile
• King ruled with caste system
• Dispersed wealth
• Oral history tradition

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Occupations

• Aztec Empire
• Fighting wars
• Improving technology
• Forming canals
• Trading
• Governmental jobs

• Incan Empire
• Farming
• Improving medicine
• Forming roads
• Weavers
• Public service jobs
• Engineers/Architects

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Foods

• Aztec Empire
• Vegetables
• Corn, tomatoes, peppers,
• Fruits
• Meat
• Wild beasts
• Human limbs

• Incan Empire
• Vegetables
• Corn, potatoes, peanuts,
• Fruits
• Meat
• Guinea pigs ducks

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Religious Practices

• Aztec Empire
• Sun worship
• Human sacrifices
• Fight against darkness
• Daily rituals

• Incan Empire
• Sun worship
• Llama sacrifices
• Many lesser gods
• Divine emperor
• Monthly rituals

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Final Days of the Aztecs

• Peak of power
• Large Spanish ships
• Believed benign deity returned
• Population revolted
• Empire fell

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Final Days of the Incas

• Peak of power
• Brothers Huascar and Atahualpa began civil war
• Pizarro executed winner
• Population revolted
• Returned control to the citizens

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Questions and Answers

• Which empire(s) operated by a caste system?
• the Aztecs
• the Incas
• both empires

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Questions and Answers

• Which empire(s) used canals frequently?
• the Aztecs
• the Incas
• both empires
• neither empires

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Questions and Answers

• Which empire(s) practiced sun worship?
• the Aztecs
• the Incas
• both empires

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Questions and Answers

• Which empire(s) believed the Spanish were deities
  returning to bless them?
• the Aztecs
• the Incas
• both empires
• neither empires

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Questions and Answers

• Which empire(s) ate corn?
• the Aztecs
• the Incas
• both empires
• neither empires

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