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The Inca Empire developed in a long strip that reached pretty much north to south along the western side of South America, the side that faces the Pacific Ocean. The geography was rugged - Andes mountains, the coastline deserts, and the Amazon jungle.

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In Central Mexico, north of the Yucatán, other Mesoamerican civilization thrived. The Aztec Empire was based in the Valley of Mexico, a wide, high elevation valley in the mountains of Central Mexico. In this wide valley, the Aztecs were unified as one people, who called themselves the Mexica.

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Inca Religion. The Incas believed that the god Viracocha created the earth, stars, and all living things.They believed that he created the moon and the sun by plucking them from an island in Lake Titicaca. Inti, the god of sun was another important god.

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The Aztec religion is the Mesoamerican religion of the Aztecs. Like other Mesoamerican religions, it had elements of human sacrifice in connection with a large number of religious festivals which were held according to patterns of the Aztec calendar.

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Inca Pachacuti built it and Manco Inca refortified it after the conquistadors had invaded Cusco, Ollantaytambo served as a temporary capital of the Inca Empire. The most magnificent community the Incas built is the citadel of Machu Picchu built between the mountains of Machu Picchu and Huayna Picchu.

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The Aztecs were highly skilled engineers They perfected the technique of creating artificial islands called chinampas They had great knowledge of medicine and they could perform surgeries.

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The Inca government was called the Tawantinsuyu. It was a monarchy ruled by a single leader called the Sapa Inca. Sapa Inca - The emperor or king of the Inca Empire was called the Sapa Inca, which means "sole ruler". He was the most powerful person in the land and everyone else reported to the Sapa Inca.

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Aztec Political Structure. The Aztec empire was made up of a series of city-states known as altepetl. Each altepetl was ruled by a supreme leader (tlatoani) and a supreme judge and administrator (cihuacoatl). The tlatoani of the capital city of Tenochtitlan served as the Emperor (Huey Tlatoani) of the Aztec empire.

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Running an empire. Many of the regions the Incas conquered in the fifteenth century, such as the vast Chimor kingdom in the northern coastal Peru had highly developed cultures with efficient governments and economies and advanced systems of agriculture, trade, and manufacturing.

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Aztec Economy Trade and Currency. The Aztecs traded everything, and it was an important part of their life, and their economy relied heavily on agriculture and farming.Aztec Farmers grew beans, squash, avocados, tobacco, hemp, and peppers but the most important crop was corn.

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The Inca Empire was ruled by the ancestors of the original Inca people. These were the people who originally established the city of Cuzco. Sapa Inca - The emperor or king was called the Sapa Inca. He was at the top of the Inca social class and was considered a god in many ways.

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Aztec Social Structure. The Aztecs followed a strict social hierarchy in which individuals were identified as nobles (pipiltin), commoners (macehualtin), serfs, or slaves. The noble class consisted of government and military leaders, high level priests, and lords (tecuhtli).

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This picture shows how the Inca People were living like on top of the Mountain and to see how elevated they are from the ground

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This is a picture of the Mesoamerican Pyrmaid was a temple to pray, worship and make offerings to the God's to keep them in balance