6) Elite Mayan women could be influential in Mayan religion and politics. Two women ruled the Maya kingdoms, so they played an import role in politics, as well as religion. Also, women played a central role in the religious rituals at home, and were essential to household economy, maintenance, and the management of family life.
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This was important to the Mexica rulers because they did not have absolute power, so the warfare helped and impacted them a lot.
12) No, these rulers cannot be considered absolute rulers because they did not have absolute power. The Mexica rulers also did not have royal succession that was based on primogeniture, which proves why they cannot be considered absolute rulers.
13) The social hierarchy of the Aztecs was differentiated by the higher and lower class. The royal family and highest ranking members had estates, while the lower classes only received some material awards from imperial expansion, but they lost most of their rights in controlling decisions. The hierarchy of the Aztecs were separated into monarchy, vassals, and peasants and serfs.
14) In the civilization of the Aztecs, clans played a major important role in fighting together as military units. They maintained a common ritual life and accepted their responsibilities, like caring for the sick and elderly. However, the clan 's historical control over common agricultural land declined in the …show more content…
Therefore, barter was used as the standard units of value to repay the differences in the value of bartered goods.
20) If I were a war captive, slave, or criminal, I would not be a strong supporter of the cult of Huitzilopochtli because the cult required the eating of human hearts to sustain him in his daily struggle to bring the sun 's warmth to the world. War captives, slaves, criminals, and other poeple were sacrificed for the Huitzilopochtli rituals.
21) The Aztec tribute system differed from that of the one employed by the Tang and the Song because in the Tang and Song, tribute was a symbol of power. On the other hand, the tribute system in the Aztec society was sent by nearby lands that helped to feed people and obtain different needed supplies.
22) The Aztec hierarchy resembles the hierarchy that existed in feudal Europe because the elite owned large estates that were taken care by commoners that were like nobles, who owned manors farmed by serfs.
23) In Andean society, llamas and human labor helped to succeed in connecting the distinguishing resources of the coastal region. Llamas provided meat, wool, and long-distance transportation, while human labor allowed the people of both high mountain valleys and dry coastal plains to overcome the environmental and geographical