The most similar characteristic of Inca civilization to an earlier Moche civilization are the impressive irrigation systems both cultures developed. The Incas had an extensive network of canals aqueducts that transported water over long distance, enabling them to sustain their vast empires and cultivate various crops in regions with challenging climates The Moche people in the northern costal Peru also crafted an sophisticated irrigation systems that included canals reserviors , and underground aqueducts, which allowed them to cultivate arid coastal deserts for their own agricultural development