1 / 14

Aztec and Inca

Explore the organization and governance of the Aztec and Inca empires, including their methods of expansion, treatment of conquered peoples, roles of religion, social organization, economies, and styles of public buildings in the pre-Columbian era.

randolphm
Download Presentation

Aztec and Inca

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Aztec and Inca Pre-Columbian Civilization

  2. Political Structure • Aztecs • Large Empire organized from a central city • Monarchy with a board of nobles and priests that advise and help lead • Incas • Large Empire organized from a central city • Monarchy with nobles posted throughout the empire

  3. Method of Expanding Empire • Aztec • Fierce conquest and alliances • Empire of 30 million people • Inca • Roads connected and led to future conquered people

  4. Treatment of Conquered People • Aztec • Tributes: payment from the conquered people • Sacrifice • Inca • Subjugated them and then made them a part of the empire through military service and reward

  5. Role of Religion • Aztec • Polytheistic • Animistic • Human Sacrifice • gods were above the King and ruled the empire’s daily life • Inca • Polytheistic • Animism • gods were above the King and ruled the empire’s daily life

  6. Social Organization • Aztec • Organized and structured by a class system • Inca • Organized similarly to the Aztecs • Each village was organized according to rank • Arranged marriages

  7. Type of Economy • Aztec • Market: buying and selling controlled by the people • Inca • Command: buying and selling controlled by the government

  8. Style of Public Buildings • Aztec • Grand and complex • Religious symbols • Inca • Practical and built into the mountains on terraces • Religious significance

  9. Cities Planned/Randomly Built • Aztec • Planned and artistically designed • Complex and well organized • Floating gardens • Inca • Organized and simple • Built into the mountains • Connected by the road system

  10. Cause and Effect 1 – Able to learn the trade and able to learn about their enemy 2 – Unity builds strength, numbers builds strength 3 – please the gods, to demonstrate the importance of the religion in daily life 4- Increased usable land, increased food production

  11. Cause and Effect 5 – please the gods, show their strength, lessen the population 6 – time, crops and harvesting, tracking weather occurrences 7 – Test of Aztec strength, empire too large 8 – Corruption, too much influence, control issues

  12. Building an Incan Empire • Ancient Cultures • Common heritage • Lessons from ancestors • Technological advances • Royal Mummies • Royal significance • Heritage • Afterlife

  13. Building an Incan Empire • Pachacuti • Founder of the Incan Empire • Created the Empire by conqueroring the surrounding tribes and folding them into his kingdom • Centralized government

  14. Building an Incan Empire • System of Government – ruling uniform, structure, defense • Language – unity, communication, record keeping • Cities – unity, structure, protection • Road System – unity, communication, easier movement • Economy – unity, structure, functionality • Religion – unity, structure, beliefs, reasons

More Related