FREE ESSAY ON EARLY CIVILIZATIONS

EARLY CIVILIZATIONS

Native American civilizations thrived in the Western Hemisphere before Europeans
discovered the "New World." These civilizations had many similarities and contributed
much to the development of the Latin American culture today. 
Each civilization was a part from each other, however they had accomplished almost the
something and had ideas that were alike but they were so far apart its a astounding of
what they came up with. The environment is very important to a civilization. The Mayas
lived in a tropical rain forest where they were surrounded by plant life and tree. The
Incas however lived in a more dry, grassy, mountainous environment. But the Aztecs
settled in a watery area, actually their center town, to which al of their road went, was
in the middle of a lake. 
Even thought these civilizations are so far apart they have created things that are
similar, and they have done such fascinating things with such little technology. For
example the Maya were ahead of their time they had clocks, they could tell time, predict
eclipse, they had a calendar, and a number system of zero. The Aztecs were also
remarkable they had pyramids, math, language, herbs and medicine, and a calendar. 
Their religious practices were also similar. The Mayas believed in human sacrifices,
burial chambers, and they had special pyramids that were like temples. These temples
would be very high, because I think they thought that the higher the pyramid the closer
to god they are. The Aztecs were very gruesome people they are sort of like the,
Spartans, they believed in war and killing. When they won a war they would take
prisoners. And they would ripe the hearts out when they were still beating! They too
believed in human sacrifice. However on the other hand the Incas were more peaceful
people they were polytheistic all of the civilizations were, but the Incas really
believed in human labor, they believed in forces of nature, and in festivals. 
The other hand their agriculture was very different Mayans grew beans, corn, and squash.
The Aztecs had floating gardens, they surrounded their center city, since it was in the
middle of a lake. The Incas based their lives on hunting, fishing and gathering food, but
they did not develop cities. 
You these three civilizations are alike and different. But I think that if they all came
together and lived peacefully without fighting, they would have mad one great
civilization. Probably the best of that time.