Mayas, Aztecs and Incas?

Question

(1) What advances in agriculture did the Mayas, Incas, and Aztecs make?
(2) Why were these farming methods critical to the development of each of these civilizations?
(3) How do you think the people conquered by the Aztecs might respond to an invasion by a foreign power? Explain.

Answer 1

Aztec Farming:
http://library.thinkquest.org/27981/farming.html
http://www.crystalinks.com/azteculture.html

Mayan Farming:
http://www.jaguar-sun.com/farming.html

Inca Farming:
http://incas.mrdonn.org/farming.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inca_Empire#Agriculture_and_food

(3) We know how the people conquered by the Aztecs responded. When Cortes showed up in 1519 and 1520, they sided with the Spanish and fought against the Aztecs.

Answer 2

Inca Farming Methods