USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

MESOAMERICAN CIVILIZATIONS THE OLMECS TO CORTES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How were the Mayan & Aztec kings similar to an Egyptian Pharaoh?
A
Were an elected official
B
Believed to be a god
C
Believed to be vassals of a priest
D
Were mummified after death
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -They are both polytheistic religions having a god for everything like a sun god or moon god. These gods were important to both groups since they both help with their daily life. They don’t have the exact same gods though like how Egypt has Ra as the sun god and Kinich Ahau as the Mayan’ sun god.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Mayans and Egyptians fit in with many ofuniv rsal religious themes. Both had a form of polytheistic belief, they believed that the four cardinal directions had important meaning to the flow of life, their world was flat and they were the center of it, they depended on the gods and the gods depended on them.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Aztecs, Mayans and ancient Egyptians were three very different civilizations with one very large similarity: pyramids.

Detailed explanation-4: -The civilizations of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca that once flourished in Central and South America shared common elements. People practiced farming, developed social structures, raised armies, and worshipped many gods. The three civilizations were as diverse as the terrains in which they lived.

Detailed explanation-5: -Although the tribes were different from each other, the cultures in each tribe were generally the same because of their shared region. One aspect that was similar in each tribe was that of polytheism. The ancient Aztec and Maya religions both believed that multiple gods existed.

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