Differences And Similarities Between The Llamas And Inca Civilizations
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• Inca was a nice civilisation that was built on the mountain ranges. They named their capital city Cuzco.
• The Incans controlled over 2,500 miles of regions led by Pachacuti.
• They ran their empire from 1300 to 1572 until the Spaniards led by Pizarro came and destroyed the empire.
• Incans (who were polytheists) believed in a god called Inti who controlled the Sun plus a god called Quilla who controlled the moon.
• They also believed in a god called Illapa who controlled the rain.
• They sacrificed people to make the gods happy.
• Incans liked to eat maize, potatoes, tomatoes and (sometimes) meat.
• Llamas and guinea pigs were their sources of meat.
• They easily farmed by terrace farming.
• Incan kids were treated pretty harshly…show more content… • Maya was a great civilisation that was built on plain lands. They named their capital city Tikal.
• It’s said that they first created the 52-year calendar.
• They ran their empire from 1500 BC to 1542 until the Spaniards came and conquered the empire.
• Mayans (who were polytheists) mostly believed in the Sun God.
• Priests either sacrificed or burnt prisoners of war in the temples in order to please the gods
• Sometimes they fought against their enemies only to capture some people to sacrifice.
• Mayans liked to eat beans, chillies and potatoes.
• Plus they ate avocados, watermelon and papaya.
• They sometimes got their foods in the woods but they mostly farmed all their foods because their days were always rainy.
• Mayans thought education was really, really important.
• Mums taught their girls weaving and dads taught their boys to make pottery, farming and…show more content… • If they wanted to win a battle, they sacrificed a few prisoners of war for Huitzilopochtli so he can help them win the war.
• Aztecs loved to beans, avocados, peanuts, pumpkins and meat.
• Rabbits, turkeys and dogs were their sources of meat.
• They easily farmed all the foods they ate because they had chinampas that irrigated the lands for them.
• Aztecs kids were treated quite harshly like Incan kids so they wouldn’t misbehave. If they did so, they had to stand in front of burning chillies and smell the smoke.
• Mums taught their girls cooking and weaving and dads taught their boys farming, fishing and fighting.
• Cherokee was one of the strongest tribe in North America.
• History says that they first settled in mountain ranges like Incans did.
• Because gold was found in their regions in 1828, they were forced to leave their lands by Europeans.
• Cherokees (who were polytheists) believed that gods created the nature, moon, and stars.
• They prayed to the Sun God to better-grow crops and bring good health to them.
• They also had a festival named Green Corn Festival where they danced for the Moon