What contribution could cryptographers—experts on codes and communication—make to what is understood about the history of Mesoamerica?
A)Cryptographers might be able to figure out unfamiliar writing systems.
BCryptographers could interpret the meaning of pictures of human sacrifice.
CCryptographers could calculate the dates when crucial events occurred.
D Cryptographers would be able to identify the Mesoamerican gods.
What could an archeologist infer from the fact that fish bones have been found at mountain sites of the Inca Empire, while potatoes, a mountain crop, have been found at coastal Inca sites?
A)The different environmental sections of the Inca Empire traded with each other.
B)The distance from the coast to the mountains was less than the length of the coast.
CThe Inca diet was essentially the same no matter what region people were in.
DThe coastal Inca and the mountain Inca taught each other their food-providing skills.
During Pacal the Great's reign, he rebuilt much of Palenque, placing his name and likeness on most of the buildings. What might have motivated him to do this?
A)He believed this to be fulfilling the wishes of the gods.
BHe felt the need to justify the legitimacy of his claim to the throne.
CIt was a common custom among Mayan kings of that time.
DHe was a popular ruler who had images made of him to show appreciation.
A)Cryptographers might be able to figure out unfamiliar writing systems.
What could an archeologist infer from the fact that fish bones have been found at mountain sites of the Inca Empire, while potatoes, a mountain crop, have been found at coastal Inca sites?
A)The different environmental sections of the Inca Empire traded with each other.
B)The distance from the coast to the mountains was less than the length of the coast.
A)He believed this to be fulfilling the wishes of the gods.
