Although East Asia and the Americas were located in two different continents, they still had many similar features. They had many similar building projects, long distance trade networks, a main capital city, and many other factors that contributed to their success. Although they had many similar features, they still had many factors that distinguished each culture from one another. Even though they both had main capital cities they each played different roles in society, and the way they handled trade was also different.
East Asia and the Americas were both separated into many different groups during their reign. They all had many similar building projects such as canals and irrigation works. In East Asia there was the Sui Empire who built the Grand Canal and constructed irrigation systems. The Chang"an also had canals, which connected the Tang Empire to the Silk Road and Indian Ocean Trade routes. In the Americas, there were also many building projects. The Mayans drained swamps, built elevated fields, terraced fields and constructed irrigation systems. The Aztecs constructed irrigated fields, and archaeological evidence proved that Moche civilizations had a complex network of canals and aqueducts that linked them with places as far as 75 miles away! .
Both East Asia and the Americas had a main capital city, although they had different uses in each place. In East Asia the Tang dynasty had the Chang"an, which was the world's largest city during its time. Roads and canals linked the city with the Silk Road and the Indian Ocean trade network. In the America's the city of Cuzco was an important city to the Incans. Since they were a strong military community, they took heirs to Cuzco as hostages. They also asked that the heirs brought their local important gods so they can become a part of the Pantheon. Cuzco didn't have a population as large as the Chang"an, their population stayed less that 30,000, while Chang"an reached 246,000.
