Similarities ; ~ Both lived in the lowlands of Mexico ~ Deeply religious and built pyramids ~ Played games wth rubber balls ~ Practiced "slash + burn farming" ~ Gradually Disappeared ~ They both wrote in Hieroglyphics
Differences ;
~ Olmec did not build large cities like the Maya ~ The Maya lasted much longer than the Olmecs ~ The Maya practiced human sacrifices
Maya & Inca
Similarties ;
~ Both were among the first Mesoamerican civilizations ~ Deeply religious ~ Built huge cerimonial temples where they performed human sacrifices
Differences ;
~ Incas lived in the mountians ~ The Incas practiced terrace farming and used irrigation ~ Maya gradually disappeared ~ Incas were wept out by Spanish Settlers ~ Incas were ruled by an established government ; Mayas were ruled by kings and priests
Maya & Aztec
Similarities ;
~ Both built great cities ~ Studied astronomy and develpoed calenders ~ Located in present day Mexico ~ Worshipped many gods
Differences ;
~ Aztec fell to Spanish invaders ; Maya disappeared back into the jungle ~ Maya used "slash + burn" farming ; the Aztecs estalished irrigation systems & built terrace form structures ~ Maya lived much earlier than the Aztecs ; Also the Maya civilization lasted longer
Aztec & Inca
Simlarities ;
~ Both civilizations ended in the 1500's when the Spanish took over ~ Both used terrace farming and irrigation ~ Deeply religious and worshipped may gods
Differences ;
~ Inca had no writing system ; the Aztecs used Hieroglyphics ~ Incas lived in the mountians of Peru and used llamas to help with farming ~ Incas built hundreds of miles of roads ~ Aztecs were more focused around the city of Tenochtitlan
Aztec & Olmec
Similarities ;
~ Both lasted around 1000 years ~ Both used Heiroglyphics ~ Studied astronomy ~ Both built giant structures and sculptures from stone
Differences ;
~ Olmec culture lived in BC ; Aztecs lived in AD ~ Olmec gradually disappeared ; Aztec were taken over by Spanish ~ They used different types of farming
Incas & Olmec
Similarities ;
~ Both cultures were deeply religious ~ Both built temples and pyramids to worship and remember their gods ~ Mummified and burried kings
Differences ;
~ Olmec had been gone for hundreds of years by the time that the Inca came around ~ Inca had no writing system ~ Olmecs were the first ones to use Hieroglyphics ~ Incas lived in highlands ; Olmec lived in lowlands ~ Olmec dissapeard part by part ; the Inca were conquered by conquistodors