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Journal 37. Compare the Aztecs and Incan civilizations – politically, religiously, and economically. HW: Fill out compare & contrast outline for state building of Byzantine & Tang. Be prepared to write an essay on Aztecs & Mongols FRIDAY in class. December 20 is Unit 3 Test.
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Journal 37 Compare the Aztecs and Incan civilizations – politically, religiously, and economically. HW: Fill out compare & contrast outline for state building of Byzantine & Tang. Be prepared to write an essay on Aztecs & Mongols FRIDAY in class. December 20 is Unit 3 Test
Inca Empire, 1200s to mid 1500s • 1200: established a kingdom in Valley of Cuzco (in Peru) • 1438: Pachacuti took the throne and expanded empire
Incan Government & Political Unity • Expanded by conquest/military, diplomacy (offer enemy states an honorable surrender) • Professional military • Rulers divided empire into units • Bureaucracy – nobles controlled • Each unit had own government workers
Public Works Projects • Mita – all healthy people had to work for the state for a certain number of years • Peasants expected to give part of harvest to support ruling class & provide famine relief • Built 14,000 miles of roads
No writing system • History memorized and passed through speech • Quipus – knotted cords to record data
Inca Religion • “Virgins of the sun” – unmarried women who had a lifetime of religious service • Sacrificed humans (rarely) – mostly sacrificed goods & animals