The Origin and Development of Major Indian Cultures of the Americas
Through out the America the major Indian tribes have include a variety of tribes such as the Incas, Mayas and Aztecs that descend from south America and the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw and Iroquois that descend from the North. These different tribes are the earliest Americans ever recorded. The aspects of these tribes are quite different even though said tribes come from the same area. Take the Incas for example they descend from Peru but their development to connect with their own is through a network of bridges and passageways. While their Mayan and Aztec cousins would live on flat lands covered by foliage. There are four origin stories of the Incas where in one, Tici Viracocha of Colina de las Ventanas in Pacaritambo sent forth his four sons and four daughters to establish a village. Along the way, Sinchi Roca was born to Manco and Ocllo, and Sinchi Roca is the person who finally led them to the valley of Cuzco where they founded their new village. There Manco became their leader and became known as Manco Cápac.
In another origin myth the sun god Inti ordered Manco Cápac and Mama Ocllo to emerge from the depths of Lake Titicaca and found the city of Cuzco. They traveled by means of underground caves until reaching Cuzco where they established Hurin Cuzco, or the first dynasty of the Kingdom of Cuzco.
In the third origin myth, an Inca sun god told his wife that he was lonely. She proposed that he create a civilization to worship him and keep him company. He saw this as a wise plan and carried it out. The Inca were born from Lake Cuzco and populated the Andes and worshiped their sun god.
In the last origin myth, Manco Cápac who was the son of the sun, and his sister Mama Occlo, the daughter of the moon, were sent by the sun to look for a place to build an empire. They were to tell when they were at the right place by carrying a special rod with them at all times. Wherever the rod sank into the ground, this was where they were to create a new city, the rod sank into the ground in Cuzco. The Incan culture consisted of a highly advanced society, where religion was evolved instead of having many sub-churches they had a temple dedicated to each god and the high priest would look over all of these religious matters yet the Incas did not believe in a orthodox after life they believed in reincarnation. Instead f currency they used a form of bartering to achieve what they wanted. These are only a few aspects of how early civilizations use to live in the Americas.
In another origin myth the sun god Inti ordered Manco Cápac and Mama Ocllo to emerge from the depths of Lake Titicaca and found the city of Cuzco. They traveled by means of underground caves until reaching Cuzco where they established Hurin Cuzco, or the first dynasty of the Kingdom of Cuzco.
In the third origin myth, an Inca sun god told his wife that he was lonely. She proposed that he create a civilization to worship him and keep him company. He saw this as a wise plan and carried it out. The Inca were born from Lake Cuzco and populated the Andes and worshiped their sun god.
In the last origin myth, Manco Cápac who was the son of the sun, and his sister Mama Occlo, the daughter of the moon, were sent by the sun to look for a place to build an empire. They were to tell when they were at the right place by carrying a special rod with them at all times. Wherever the rod sank into the ground, this was where they were to create a new city, the rod sank into the ground in Cuzco. The Incan culture consisted of a highly advanced society, where religion was evolved instead of having many sub-churches they had a temple dedicated to each god and the high priest would look over all of these religious matters yet the Incas did not believe in a orthodox after life they believed in reincarnation. Instead f currency they used a form of bartering to achieve what they wanted. These are only a few aspects of how early civilizations use to live in the Americas.
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