s groups or clans were very flexible and could be changed when a family unit became too large. In the Inca culture individuals did own property. The lower classes were used as slave labor. Land and human power was the Incas main source of wealth. Labor was very different between these societies, in Brazil, the labor was very much communal. Everyone worked together for the good of the village and its people. The Inca rulers did very little work except for watching over and maintaining the empire.The Mayans and Aztecs worshiped many Gods and Goddesses. Each God or Goddess influenced some part of Maya and Aztec life. If a bad or good thing happened it was attributed to a certain God. Their religion was very flexible in that they could add or subtract Gods or Goddess if they wanted. They would often accept the Gods or Goddess of their conquerors. The Incas worshipped only one God, the Sun God. Inca emperors believed they were descendants of the Sun God and they were worshipped as divine beings. All three civilizations had some form of human sacrifice, however the Aztecs definitely used it more than the other two. Each culture grew a different variety of foods, but corn was the main crop of each civilization. Each culture managed to use corn in some form of alcoholic beverage. They also grew beans, squash and many other vegetables. The Aztecs grew cacao beans, which they called the food of the Gods. They were right! They Mayans and Aztec used a slash and burn style of farming and they relocated once the nutrients of the land were used up. The Incas were much more advanced. Labor specialization was common, especially in the large densely populated areas like Cuzco. The Incas made roads, had irrigation channels, fortresses, and mines. They used crop rotation and terracing and other advanced agricultural methods.These civilizations had retainers and all had slaves, usually slaves were from other villages that they had ...
