Both rapidly rose to power and dominated their region until the Spanish conquerors led to their downfall. Inca society was more community oriented while Aztec society demanded tribute and put themselves above their subjects. Each dominion had powerful leader; Itzcoatl helped legitimize Aztec rule while Pachacuti stifled a rebellion and expanded Inca rule. Both empires had varying similarities to Chinese, Roman, and Egyptian rule, whom they had no prior contact with until Spanish explorers met the Aztecs in 1519 and the Inca in 1532, The Inca and Aztec Empires were certainly the two most vast, powerful empires of pre-Columbian
Both rapidly rose to power and dominated their region until the Spanish conquerors led to their downfall. Inca society was more community oriented while Aztec society demanded tribute and put themselves above their subjects. Each dominion had powerful leader; Itzcoatl helped legitimize Aztec rule while Pachacuti stifled a rebellion and expanded Inca rule. Both empires had varying similarities to Chinese, Roman, and Egyptian rule, whom they had no prior contact with until Spanish explorers met the Aztecs in 1519 and the Inca in 1532, The Inca and Aztec Empires were certainly the two most vast, powerful empires of pre-Columbian