Aztec and Inca Chart
Directions: After reading and participating in all this unit’s activities, fill in this chart comparing the Aztec and Incan societies with as
much information as possible. Submit your completed assignment when finished.
Aztecs Incas Similarities
Social The Aztecs’ social contact The Inca’s were a hierarchical They were both
was through expansion and society with the four divisions, hierarchical societies
conquest, not trade. They The Sapa, royalty, nobles, and that believed in
had a hierarchical society commoners were the classes. multiple gods and had
and defined social classes. They developed a vast set of a social class of their
The higher classes we roads and hanging vine nobility and
composed of priests, nobility, suspension bridges throughout commoners.
and warriors; the lower their empire for travel. They had
classes consisted of free had a polytheistic religion based
poor, slaves, servants, and on the thought that nature,
the middle class. They were humans, and Pachamama were
a religion driven people, who all connected. Pachamama was
worshipped hundreds of their name for mother earth,
gods. These gods had three and they believed in
main divisions, harvest and worshipping Pachamama and
agriculture, war, and gods of many of their creator gods.
creation.
Political They had a government like The Incan empire was a Both societies were
a monarchy with a Huey monarchy called Tawantinsuyu, similar to monarchies
Tlatoani as their leader. The translated to the “land of four with leaders that were
Huey Tlatoani was like a quarters”. These quarters are chosen through
King or Emperor, and they called Suyus and their single religious selection.
believed that the Huey ruler was called Sapa Inca.
Tlatoani was chosen by the They considered the Sapa Inca
gods and had the divine right a god who had total control over
to rule. the people.
Economic The Aztec empire’s The Inca Empire had a centrally These societies were
economic foundations were planned economy. It was primarily agricultural
Directions: After reading and participating in all this unit’s activities, fill in this chart comparing the Aztec and Incan societies with as
much information as possible. Submit your completed assignment when finished.
Aztecs Incas Similarities
Social The Aztecs’ social contact The Inca’s were a hierarchical They were both
was through expansion and society with the four divisions, hierarchical societies
conquest, not trade. They The Sapa, royalty, nobles, and that believed in
had a hierarchical society commoners were the classes. multiple gods and had
and defined social classes. They developed a vast set of a social class of their
The higher classes we roads and hanging vine nobility and
composed of priests, nobility, suspension bridges throughout commoners.
and warriors; the lower their empire for travel. They had
classes consisted of free had a polytheistic religion based
poor, slaves, servants, and on the thought that nature,
the middle class. They were humans, and Pachamama were
a religion driven people, who all connected. Pachamama was
worshipped hundreds of their name for mother earth,
gods. These gods had three and they believed in
main divisions, harvest and worshipping Pachamama and
agriculture, war, and gods of many of their creator gods.
creation.
Political They had a government like The Incan empire was a Both societies were
a monarchy with a Huey monarchy called Tawantinsuyu, similar to monarchies
Tlatoani as their leader. The translated to the “land of four with leaders that were
Huey Tlatoani was like a quarters”. These quarters are chosen through
King or Emperor, and they called Suyus and their single religious selection.
believed that the Huey ruler was called Sapa Inca.
Tlatoani was chosen by the They considered the Sapa Inca
gods and had the divine right a god who had total control over
to rule. the people.
Economic The Aztec empire’s The Inca Empire had a centrally These societies were
economic foundations were planned economy. It was primarily agricultural
