Incas and Aztecs: Family?

The Incas and the Aztecs were very similar in their empire. Not only with the below column, but these South American tribes believed the sun to be incredibly important and that the leader was descended from the gods. Funnily enough, similarities with all these ancient civilizations can be drawn, strongly so with the Egyptains who lived pretty much on the other side of the world.

 

	Inca	Aztecs
Sacrifices	Yes – animal	Yes – human and animal
Area in which they lived	Lived high in the Andes Mountain range so that it was difficult to ambush or attack for enemy rivals	Lived on island so that when under attack, could be isolated from the mainland
Weaponry	Used bronze knives and had hides for protection	Used bronze knives and had hides for protection
Colonisation	By Spanish conquistadors	By Spanish conquistadors