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Who built irrigation canals Maya Inca or Aztec?
i know that the Aztecs did, but I'm not so sure about the rest....
How where the Mayas and the Aztec and Inca grow there food?
they would irrigate,that means to bring water to dry places so because peoplewanted to grow crops
How did the Aztec and Inca Empires once giants in the New World fall?
Both the Aztec and Inca Empires fell from within. You may read in your text book that the Spanish Army attacking Mexico City had a few hundred men. In that case it does not mention the Indian tribes that had been chafing under Aztec rule. It does not mention the thousands of those warriors that joined the Spanish. Then Montezuma, the Aztec leader, promised the Aztec Gods would join the fight in 10 days. After 11 days the gods did not arrive. His own people killed him and the Spanish took over. With the Inca Empire, the Spanish arrived during a civil war. Pizarro, the Spanish Conquistador, made the losing general an offer he could not refuse. I will fight on your side and make you king, but you will work under me. So Pizarro appointed him King over the Incas. When he died, the Spanish made his son King. When he died, the Spanish did not appoint another king.
What were religious practices of the Aztec?
The Aztecs believed in jaguar gods and the feathered serpent. Most important was the sun god, Huitzilopochtli, who took the form of a giant hummingbird. The Aztecs believed that the appearance of the sun every morning depended on their devotion to Huitzilopochtli. They also believed the sun drew its energy from human blood, so they practiced human sacrifice on an extremely large scale.
How was life before Europeans?
· The Aztec are people from the central Mexico area. The capital of the Aztec civilization is Tenochtitlan. They are considered the strongest group of all civilizations. · The Inca, on the other hand, are people from the Andes Mountains of South America, with the capital being Cuzco. They were mostly known for their religion, in which they worshiped the Sun and moon. · The Inca were not very aggressive people and rarely fought wars. · The Aztecs were a very warlike civilization and were very aggressive. They fought often so they could take captives for sacrifice. · The Inca believed in blood sacrifice and idols. Also they sacrificed black llamas as offerings to the sun. When The Europeans came they swiped out all of the Aztecs and the Incas.
Why were the conquistadors able to defeat the Inca and Aztec?
The Conquistadors wore better armor than the Inca and Aztec. Also the Conquistadors rode horses which neither the Inca or Aztec had seen before, so that added a psychological advantage to the Conquistadors. In addition to that, the Conquistadors had gunpowder.
Who built irrigation canals Maya Inca or Aztec?
i know that the Aztecs did, but I'm not so sure about the rest....
Why is the Aztec great temple so important?
It is important because that's where they go to hear what they have to do to save the great city of Aztec.
How did the Spanish defeat Aztec and the Inca?
When Cristobal Colon came to America he brought diseases which decimated the populations of the Natives, As much as 95 percent of the indigenous population died as a result of the disease brought by Cristobal Colon. So by the time Hernan Cortez and Francisco Pizarro Came to conquer the Mexica/Inca it was already ravaged by disease. The Spaniards also used the the City/States conquered by the Inca And Mexica(Aztec)against them by aligning with them to conquer the Inca and Mexica.
How did the spanish so easily defeat the Aztec and Inca?
quite simply, there had three or so things going for them the first one is minor, but they had more advanced technology compared to the Inca the second is MAJOR: they had a virus in their system that they were immune to, but the Inca were not. the third is minor, would not have changed too much, but the Inca came out in celebration instead of in war, so they were quickly mowed down, and their leader was captured and exicuted later on.
How where the Mayas and the Aztec and Inca grow there food?
they would irrigate,that means to bring water to dry places so because peoplewanted to grow crops
Why are Aztec's important to Mexico's culture?
They are important to the Mexico's culture because we don't now so far.
Why is this period so important to the world?
What period
Did the ancient Aztec civilization the Olmec civilization the Inca civilization and the Maya civilization play the ball game to?
yes but the Aztec civilization started the ball playingand the other ancient civilizations just like the ball game so they started to play the ball game and some did it because of their religious beliefs and the Inca did not kill the team captain that but the other civilizations kill the team captain that lost
Why were roads so important to the Inca empire?
Their empire was large and needed efficient transportation. I hope this helped.!
What did coatlicue do that was important to the Aztec?
Aztec Goddess: CoatlicueCOATLICUE was the goddess of EARTH, LIFE AND DEATH.She could control the Earth's ground to be good or bad for farmers.She could take in any living thing (such as farmers crops) and put death upon them.That's why she was so important to Aztec religion.
Why was Tenochtitlan so important?
It was the economic, cultural and political center of the Aztec empire. It was their capital from 1325 - date of its foundation - until 1521, when it fell before Hernan Cortes and his Spanish conquistadores.
