Comparing The Maya, Aztecs, And Inca Civilizations

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The Mayan, Aztecs, and Inca civilizations are all hierarchical societies. Due to them only having one person in charge, it could have affected their growth. There aren't as many places that have a dictatorship, are given too much power and it affects the whole civilization. The Aztec civilization believed that human sacrifice was needed to keep the sun alive. They were constantly fighting in order to keep up a steady supply of captives to use as human sacrifice. The way they ruled their empire helped to undermine them in the end. Aztec emperor Montezuma II was held hostage by Hernan Cortes and his army, within 3 years, and with the help of local Indian tribes who were eager to break away from the Aztec rule, Cortes was able to crush

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