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A 3 page comparison of the cultures of each of these three groups. The time of the Spanish conquest of the New World was a difficult one for all concerned. Cultural differences accounted for the majority of the turmoil which erupted. The Inca and the Aztec were some of the first to suffer as a result of this turmoil. Their cultures were as different from the Spanish as night and day. At the same time, however, the precepts driving these three very distinct cultures were essentially the same as were their governmental structures. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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a difficult one for all concerned. Cultural differences accounted for the majority of the turmoil which erupted. The Inca and the Aztec were some of the first to
suffer as a result of this turmoil. Their cultures were as different from the Spanish as night and day. At the same time, however, the precepts driving these
three very distinct cultures were essentially the same as were their governmental structures. Most often when we review accounts of the Spanish Conquest
we find only accounts that are written solely from a European perspective. Miguel Leon Portillas "The Broken Spears" differs from typical accounts of the conquest of Mexico in that
it is one of the few accounts which is presented from the aspect of the indigenous peoples who lived there rather than from the perspective of the European marauders who
invaded their lands and killed their peoples. The Spanish conquest was a bloody and heartless affair designed to steal the land and resources of the indigenous peoples and to
force them into servitude to the Spanish. The Spanish, in effect, viewed themselves as superior to the Native Americans. In reality, however, the Inca and the Aztec viewed
themselves superior to the Spanish and even to the other Native American cultures of their lands. Like most cultures these peoples considered themselves the "real" people and viewed other
tribes in a sort of inferior manner. That view seems imbedded in most of the world cultures, in fact. To understand this basic similarity between the Inca, the
Aztec, and the Spanish it is instructive to first examine the meaning of culture. The term "culture" can be defined in a number of ways. One definition, according
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