The influence the Mayan, Aztec and Incan empire have on societies in both the past and present is massive. The three civilizations have impacted the societies in the present and past; they created calendars similar to the ones we use today, the social systems similar to the one we have today and last but not least they had technologies that helped them with the development of their societies. It may seem as if calendars, writing and mathematics have come about in the last couple of years but the
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The Effects of Clashing Cultures Our world today is populated with distinctive cultures and their unique languages, communication, beliefs, etc. that make our universe exquisitely diverse. As human beings, we tend to adapt to our own culture quite fast and we become used to perceiving our group of people as the only thing that is "good." We fear wanting to assimilate or broaden our knowledge to other cultures, for it is our natural instinct to shut out anything unfamiliar to us. In
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Inca and Navajo worlds. The creator for the Navajo world is the sun as were the Incan world creator is a derivative of the sun. Each creator provides a world for its people. This is the main concept for each creator, but this process is done in very different ways. The creators are perceived to be male in both worlds. It does not appear women play an important role unless given leadership from the creator. The Incan creator, named Pachacamac, created humans as to where the Navajo creation myth already
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religious connection by asking for divine blessing on the fruit at the start of the festival. The halfway through the year, the Inti Raymi, the most important Incan event, is celebrated in Mexico. Its name translates to Festival of the Sun and is a religious ceremony focusing around the god Inti. Once it was celebrated by the ancient Incan Empire, now long gone the ceremonies have been held every year since 1535, by the Spanish Conquistadors and the Catholic Church.Later on in the year, the Fiesta
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The Maya, Aztec, and Inca were three civilizations that lived in Latin America during the middle ages. It is hard to overlook the fact that they had remarkable similarities, but also some differences.(castletown) Their class structures were similar, and they all valued religion. However, when it came to the roles and expectations of men and women, there are differences between the three races. Each civilization has similarities and differences socially, culturally, economically, politically, militarism
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of conquistadors fighting over spoils from the land. Pizarro was a man that helped change South America to what it is today. From his bastard pedigree, Pizarro was able to accomplish much in his lifetime, ultimately leading to his conquest of the Incan people. Pizarro was born as an illegitimate son to a Spanish nobleman named Gonzalo Pizarro Rodríguez de Aguilar. As in most places, bastards did not have many options available to them, which ultimately led him to joining the military. Pizarro fought
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sacred. When referring to the sacred, it does not always mean the Deity or Gods a person worships. It can mean a sacred place like the Incan city of Machu Piccho, or the Buddhist Monestary, Jokhang Temple. These two sacred spaces had very different outcomes. One site deserted leaving religious researchers questioning whether this was because the Incans revered the place to holy to walk on, or because of an epidemic like smallpox the city changed from a place of
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1500’s, but the difference were the agriculture and the geography of the areas that they settled in. The religion were very similar in Aztec and Inca. They both believed in essentially the same gods and they also believed in human sacrifice, but the Incans did not think it is necessary to have human sacrifice more than a few times a year. Inca’s religion could say was more peaceful religion where the Aztec was more violent. The reason for human sacrifice was they believed
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then slaves. Source 2, asserts, “Aztec society was strictly hierarchical, ruled by a godlike emperor.” The ruler kept the society advanced by keeping religion alive by demanding tribute for sacrifice. Source imparts, “Incan society was hierarchical and highly centralized.” Incan society had a social pyramid. At the top was the emperor, then the provincial governors, followed by local rulers and leaders, and common people at he bottom. All of these civilizations were considered advanced for their
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claim the land of Peru for Spain. Their 1531 expedition, to the Inca Empire, was to find gold, which Pizarro took, much to the Incans dismay.
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