USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

PRE COLUMBIAN AMERICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Introducing metal-working to Mesoamerica, the ____ were the first people in the region to work in gold and silver.
A
Nazca
B
Aztec
C
Maya
D
Toltec
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Toltec were also builders who con-structed pyramids and palaces. They brought metal-working to Mesoamerica and were the first people in the region to work in gold, silver, and copper. Important to Toltec religion were two major gods.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Nazca people were great builders of pyramids and palaces and were the first in Mesoamerica to work with metal.

Detailed explanation-3: -At this point, the southern coast of Peru still had not been incorporated into the Inca state. The area, however, was now surrounded by the Inca on three sides, and in about 1476 Topa Inca Yupanqui launched a campaign against this region. Each valley, beginning with those in the south, was attacked separately.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Olmecs were the first civilization of Mesoamerica, they were located in the hot and swamp lowlands along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico South of Veracruz. They were known for colossal stone heads that were believed to be their gods.

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