Mayan And Inca Civilizations

Both the Mayans and the Incas were ancient Mesoamerican civilizations who were polytheistic and technologically advanced. However, the Inca decline was mostly caused by the Spanish invaders. On the other hand, the Mayan decline was caused by overpopulation, illness and mostly their gradual disappearance from their villages.

In ancient civilizations, religion played a huge rule in their day to day lives. It affected their culture, the way they acted and in some cases the way their government was ruled. For example, the Mayan and Inca civilizations were both known for their dedication to their polytheistic beliefs. Also, both strived to please their Gods and Goddesses. However, the Incas chief God was Inti, the sun god, while the Mayan chief

Therefore, in today's world new technology advancements are very common, but back in the Mayan and Inca time period it was unbelievably more challenging to figure out the way things work. Despite the struggles, they invented very important things. For example, the Inca invented terrace farming which was a farming technique used in the mountains. Since the Incas didn’t have much flat land to farm on they created their own space on the sides of mountains using their technique. This was great for saving space and also irrigation. Unlike The Incas, the Mayans had different farming strategies. The first being, the Mayan farmers would burn down forests and then clear the land to plant on. The second method is building raised fields to prevent the crops from getting damaged by flood waters. The Mayans were also extremely advanced in their architecture and art. They built towering temples, stone palaces, where priest would perform rituals and created elaborate carvings of nobles, warriors, powerful rulers and their Gods. The Incas on the other hand weren't as advanced in art, but they were talented weavers and also the most skilled metalworkers in the Americans. A major invention by the Incas was their elaborate road system that stretched through their capital, Cuzco and additionally 14,000 miles around the capital city and played a major role in

Little is known about the Mayan decline, but what is assumed is around the time period of A.D. 900 and is said to be caused by the Mayans abandoning their cities. Scientist also say overpopulation could have led to over-farming and exhaustion of the soil or frequent warfare could have been a factor as well. Conversely, The Inca decline is much more known about. In 1525, Huayna Capac, their emperor died of illness which led to much chaos and civil war to break out. Additionally, the timing of his death couldn't have been any worse because it was right before the Spanish invaders came to attack. In addition, the Spanish invaders spread disease to the inca people killing hundreds almost every day. All, in all the timing of everything killed the Inca because they were tight in the middle of the rebellions and wars caused from their emperor dying and then to top it off the Spanish attacked them which led everything downhill from there. In a nutshell, both civilizations decline were caused by very different factors. Overall, The Mayans basically disappeared while the Incas were physically attacked and conquered by the