Compare And Contrast Aztec And Byzantine Empires

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During the post classical age, the Aztec and the Byzantine empire shared similar economic tactics which allowed them to successfully trade with other regions and empires.
However, they were different religiously, the Aztecs were polytheistic, while the Byzantine Empire practiced Eastern Orthodox Christianity, which made it monotheistic.
The Aztec and the Byzantine empire had similar economies in which trade played a major role in regulating economy. The capital city of the Byzantine empire, Constantinople, played a major role in trade in Europe because of its geographical location and its diverse population. Constantinople served as a hub for goods brought from Europe and Russia to Arab from the Byzantine. The Byzantine economy became more wealthy and successful because it was the center of east-west trade. As the Byzantine empire, the Aztecs also had trade as a major economic factor. …show more content…
Aztec farmers were able to produce a very great amount of food because of their use of chinampas, which are aquatic beds, the surplus was then used as a material of trade. The Aztecs traded crops to regional markets and traded luxury through long-distance trade. Also, the Aztecs and the Byzantine empires compare in that they both used a form of currency. The Aztecs used cacao beans and gold dust like a market economy, while the Byzantine used the gold solidus and bronze coins.
Although the Byzantine and Aztec Empires compare economically, they differed religiously. The Aztecs believed in a main deity, Huitzilopochtli, who was the God of all, but they also believed and worshipped over a thousand gods. The Aztecs worshipped many Gods because it was believed that there is a God for every place and occupation
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