Aztecs Strengths And Weaknesses

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Strengths and weaknesses present themselves every day. In their prime, the Aztec and Inca civilizations were both highly developed, sophisticated, and intelligent societies but had weaknesses. The Incan and Aztec civilizations used those weaknesses and turned them into strengths. The two solid and fascinating American civilizations were the Incas and Aztecs. From the 14th to the 16th centuries, the Aztecs dominated an essential part of what is known as Mexico. They are known for their lively capital, Tenochtitlan, intricate social structures, and remarkable architectural accomplishments, such as the Teotihuacan pyramids. However, the Incas established a large empire over the Andes mountains, ruling South America from their stronghold in Peru. Along with many other things, they are renowned …show more content…

The Inca civilization came to life in the late fourteenth century “The Inka were a small community in the area of Cuzco, a city 10,000 feet high in the mountains of Peru.” the Incan civilization became known and brought several strengths. The Incan civilization was brilliant and talented, they were well known for their advanced building skills. The Incan people built what is called the “Inca Road”. The Inca Road system is one of the Inca civilization's greatest strengths and is considered “the greatest archaeological monument1 in the Americas.” The road was their most powerful strength it was “approximately 23,000 kilometers or 14,000 miles of roads.”2 With the roads being this long they had many passageways miles of roads can be charted and it is most probable that many others existed but are still unknown.” Not only did they 1 John Hyslop and Mario Rivera, “An Expedition of the Incas, a sacrament of the Inca civilization, on the Inca Road in the Atacama Desert,” Archaeology 37, no. 1. 6 (December 1984): 33, https://www.jstor.org/stable/41731633. 2. Hyslop and Rivera, “An Expedition,”

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