Can you compare the Maya Inca and Aztec?

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Answer 1

Inca
The Inca empire, which controlled much of the Andes of South America, was overthrown as a result of the Spanish conquest in 1532. As they did to the aztec civilization in mesoamerica, the Spanish exploited local political divisions to bring about a swift collapse of imperial authority. The Inca had, themselves, only recently achieved such political and military dominance, with their expansion out of the region of Cuzco beginning only about a century earlier. In one sense, the Inca were the clear successors of earlier cultures, such as the moche and the chavín, but in terms of political organization, the Inca system of imperial control, which (where possible) allowed for the retention of local religions and power structures, was a unique development. Major sites such as Machu Picchu and Cuzco and their extensive network of roads and bridges, irrigation systems, and terracing demonstrate the Inca's abilities as engineers and builders, but their material culture (particularly in textiles) was also of the finest order.

Maya Civilization
One of the great cultures of mesoamerica, Maya civilization extended throughout southern mexico and northern Central America. The Maya territory included what are now the southernmost Mexican states of Yucatán, Campeche, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, and Chiapas, as well as all of belize and guatemala and the westernmost parts of Honduras and el salvador. In terms of geography the Maya area is often divided into three regions. The northern two regions (called the northern and southern lowlands, respectively) are formed by the low, limestone shelf that is
the Yucatán Peninsula. Here the natural vegetation is tropical forest, featuring true high-canopy “jungle” in the south but becoming increasingly low and thorny as one moves to the northwest of the peninsula. Because of the porous limestone bedrock, there are few rivers in these regions. Particularly in the northern lowlands, access to water has traditionally been from cenotes, or natural sinkholes, in the limestone formations. The third region, the southern highlands, is much more mountainous, formed in large part by a string of volcanoes that lie along the Pacific coast.
The florescence of Maya civilization was the classic period, from a.d. 250 to 900, and it was centered in the Maya lowlands. Before this time, however, there was a long period of cultural development, both in the lowlands and in the southern highlands.
The history of human occupation in the Maya area stretches back at least 12,000 years, as shown by the scattered remains of hunting camps. Subsistence based on hunting and gathering lasted for millennia, but evidence suggests that by about 2000 b.c. there were farming villages in some parts of the Maya area and that by 1000 b.c. most of the Maya area was inhabited by village agriculturalists.
Aztecs
“Aztecs” is the name popularly used today to label the people of central mexico that Hernán Cortés conquered in 1521. Actually, “the Aztecs” never used the term to describe themselves; rather, they were Nahuatl-speaking peoples divided into about twenty different ethnic groups. The most famous of these groups, and the preeminent one when the Spaniards arrived in Mexico, were the Mexica, whose capital was tenochtitlán.

Answer 2

The Aztecs were the most surviving guys even though they went earlier than everyone.The civilization which draws most attention between these three is aztecs specially known for their eagle warriors and human sacriices.

Answer 3

mayas - great astronomers who dissapear from the face of the earth. they lived in south mexico and central america. they made a calendar that stops at 2012.

aztecs - bloody and coward guys who let the spanish destroy them. they lived in central mexico. they made a very accurate calendar.

incas - pacific guys who built a wonderful city on top of high mountains. they lived in peru.

they 3 were different civilizations.
can't compare 3 different things.