FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
PRE COLUMBIAN AMERICA
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Scribes and nobles supported absolute rulers who ruled over peasants and townspeople.
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Peasants, townspeople, and scribes elected new rulers every twelve years.
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No strict division of labor existed. Men and women shared responsibilities.
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Townspeople and scribes farmed crops on terraced land surrounding the cities.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Maya society was rigidly divided between nobles, commoners, serfs, and slaves. The noble class was complex and specialized. Noble status and the occupation in which a noble served were passed on through elite family lineages.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which statement best describes the social structure in Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations? Social class helped shape daily life, with the upper class enjoying special privileges made possible by the labor of the common people.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following statements most accurately reflects the Mayan concept of divine power? There were several gods, with Itzamna as supreme god. built of close-fitting stones that could withstand the frequent earthquakes.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Sapa Inca was an absolute ruler whose word was law. He controlled politics, society, the empire’s food stores, and he was commander-in-chief of the army. Revered as a god he was also known as Intip Churin or ‘Son of the Sun’.