WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -All civilizations have certain characteristics. These include: large population centers; monumental architecture and unique art styles; shared communication strategies; systems for administering territories; a complex division of labor; and the division of people into social and economic classes.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Mayan, Aztec, and Inca civilizations were complex societies that creatively adapted to their environments. Mayan practices of language and writing show that they were complex. The ability of Aztecs to master their watery environment shows that they were complex.

Detailed explanation-3: -Civilization means: the stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced, and also defined as complex culture with five characteristics. Those five characteristics are: advanced cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, and advanced technology.

Detailed explanation-4: -Only four ancient civilizations-Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus valley, and China-provided the basis for continuous cultural developments in the same location.