The Inca Empire: The Daily Life Of The Inca

Maize or corn was the staple of the Aztec Empire and it likely came into common use in Mexico (Moreno-Aguilar, 2013). Corn was used for numerous things, ground into flour, used for tortillas, tamales and even some drinks. Corn is used today in so many things that is really has changed the world all around. As the Aztec empire would grow they needed more and more land to produce the maize and also beans and squash. To do this they would have to conquer more land.

The Pre-Columbian era was a time for indigenous cultures to flourish and to maintain their traditions. For many thousands of years, indigenous North American tribes maintained sacred relationships with themselves, with their food and the environment they lived in.

Indians from the Southwest were farmers. They grew corn , beans , and squash . They also grew melons and peaches . There was very little rain . The Indians of the Southwest dug ditches to collect water for their crops.

Rulers held the highest position in the social class they had the most rights and were able to tell people to do things (creating). Rulers actively took part in religious ceremonies,rulers most likely did that because they wanted people to know that they are still religious (Aztec class structures). Rulers made all the decisions about the government since they were the highest class (creating). The upper class includes rulers, warriors,nobles, merchants, and artisans, nobles could have been royal families, lords, and priests (Aztec class structures). Artisans were able to get rich since merchants could have been able to trade or sell their art (Burstein 417).

Women and children on the other hand would grow corn, beans, squash,and gather foods like fruits, nuts, and herbs. When the Spanish came they showed the Navajo how to raise animals. They still do this with sheep and goat. With the animals they raised, they would use every part of

The Inca empire was able to conquer the known world in their time. The reason why was when they would conquer someone or someplace they let the people keep their way of life before they came, and only asked for a tribute or tax and teach the language of the empire.

Compare and contrast (Tribes) Introduction Inca, Aztecs and Mayan have similar lives then you would expect but just because there life is similar doesn 't mean there live aint different and in this paper you are gonna be learning how the inca, aztecs and mayan are similar. In this project there will be many points on how the Inca, Aztecs, and Mayans are different and similar like they both did sacrifices just not has often and different or how the aztecs and mayans live in CA and the Inca live in peru or how all of the tribes build pyramids. Similarities between Inca, Maya and aztecs So first lets take about how the Inca, Aztecs, and Mayan are similar.

Peasant - Were the lowest social rank. Peasants included Freemen and Serfs. Freemen - Poor farmers who controlled small areas of land. Sold crops. Serf - Had no rights or political power.

Productivity of chilies, tomatoes, avocados, and squash didn’t even reach their modern day form until 5000 B.C. Maize was domesticated in 1500 B.C.; corn could be produced at large and stored for long periods of time. Plants such as these allowed populations to grow and cities fall. Pilcher ends his introduction with the siege of Tenochtitlan. Fernando Cortes arrived in March of 1521, smallpox had taken over and Tenochtitlan’s food was cut

Agriculture, corn growing specifically, dramatically influenced the size and sophistication of Native American civilizations in Mexico and South America. By about 1200 B.C., corn cultivation had reached the present-day American Southwest. On its journey, it powerfully molded Pueblo culture. The Pueblo peoples in the Rio Grande valley built complex irrigation systems to water their cornfields. They lived in villages made of multi-storied, terraced buildings when Spanish explorers greeted them in the sixteenth century.

and it was produced in Europe. Potatoes can grow in cold and in thin soil. This was perfect for European climate. It went widespread as a food of choice and for peasants. Ireland’s climate allowed it to grow abundantly that the failure of the crop lead to the Irish migration to the America’s.

  Because the potato is a tuber, and therefor grows under-ground, it could be cultivated in the inhospitable lands of northern Europe and Asia.   It quickly became the food of soldiers, industrial workers,

They would gather wild plants for food. They also did little corn growing. They lived in caves or small pithouses within the ground. Within those pithouses they carved out storage areas in the ground to hold food. During the Basketmaker III period the Anasazi increased their agriculture with corn and even introduced growing beans.

Compare and contrast the conquests of Mexico (Aztecs) with that of the Inca. What led up to the conquest? The goals of the Conquistadores. The results.

Their diet was very diverse containing lots of different meats, vegetables and fruits but over time corn became a more important part of their farming life. Olmecs were famous for making things out of rubber and for making giant heads out of blocks of stone. Not much is known about the Olmec religion but they did play a ceremonial game with a rubber ball where the losers were often sacrificed.