History
Similarities and Differences Between the Inca and Aztec Empires
Quick fact
The Inca Empire stretched over 2,500 miles along the Andes, while the Aztec Empire controlled central Mexico—and neither had the wheel, horses, or iron tools, yet they built monumental cities and complex bureaucracies.
Why this is interesting
Imagine two vast empires, each ruling millions, yet one built its capital on an island in a lake and the other on a mountaintop in the Andes. How did they manage their lands, and what happened when they met the Spanish?