There were many civilizations arising in South America and Mexico, but two that could be compared and contrasted the best are the Aztec and Inca. 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 Aztec and...

There were many civilizations arising in South America and Mexico, but two that could be compared and contrasted the best are the Aztec and Inca. 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 Aztec and Inca groups are still very similar and different by their daily life, science and learning, and decline.

The Aztecs were wandering warriors, while the Incas were more organized. In the Inca society the emperor ruled as an autocrat but used his power to improve the empire. The Aztec increased their power until they dominated all of central Mexico. And when they captured a

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They developed a calendar and mathematics. The Incas learned more things that were beneficial to the people of their society, such as medicine and using anesthetics and performing operations on the brain.

The decline of both of these civilizations is similar. They also created a good road system that basically unified the empire. The Inca's believed in the sun god and also the moon god. They established a very affective education system, and not a writing system but a way to remember things called the quipu. The Aztec learned techniques of working with gold and silver, weaving, and how to make pottery, and also acquired the use of the calendar and mathematics. The Aztecs built causeways; this expanded the capital to make room for their great pyramids, marketplaces, and palaces for the noble and wealthy families, which were all built by the society members. The Inca people built fortresses, irrigation systems, and paved roads. They built causeways, temples, marketplaces, and palaces. The Spanish explorers conquered both the Aztec and Inca society. The Inca's have an Incan language, which is known as Quechua and is spoken in Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. The Inca had an emperor that ruled as an autocrat.