Anthony Macera

03.04 Central and South American Legacies and Contributions

!Mayan !Although the other civilizations are quite interesting, I would personally choose the Mayan nation to live in, because I would blend with them the most. With a smaller population in the Mayan state, it would be much easier to find friends in a smaller empire, than in the Aztec, or even Incan States. In the Mayan empire, it consisted of twenty cities, ranging from 5 thousand, to 50 thousand in each city. Being someone who loves rural areas and scientific studies, I would naturally choose this group, because of their population, peacefulness, and their iconic rituals. The Mayans were became very successful in their mathematical equations, and their number systems, showing that they were the best civilization of their time. !Inca and Aztec !The other two civilization loved to fight in wars for no reason. The adored the idea of taking more and more territory to create massive empires. The Aztecs had a population some where around 6 million people residing in their state, while the Inca had around 15 million residents. In both nations, there was overpopulation, which causes me to not like the idea of living in any of these areas. With large populations, comes a large amount of taxes also, furthermore reasoning as to why I do not like the idea of living in these places.