FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
MESOAMERICAN CIVILIZATIONS THE OLMECS TO CORTES
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Had a slavery system
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Polytheistic
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The civilizations of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca that once flourished in Central and South America shared common elements. People practiced farming, developed social structures, raised armies, and worshipped many gods.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: Yes, the Aztec, Maya, and Inca were all native empires in the Americas that worshiped a number of gods. Worshiping a number of gods is called polytheism, so these three empires were polytheistic.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Aztec built and constructed enormous step pyramids in the fashion of the Olmec and Maya. From these two great civilizations, the Aztec also borrowed glyphs and aspects of the Olmec and Mayan written languages, and organized their calendars from the astronomy and knowledge assembled by the Olmec and Maya.
Detailed explanation-4: -The biggest similarity they share is that they both had control of massive empires that eventually ceased to exist. To start off with, the Mayans existed earlier in history than the Incas. The Mayans existed from 1000 BC to AD 1697 and no one is quite certain what wiped out their ancient civilization.