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Investigate the importance of cloth production by women to Mayan, Aztec, and Incan society.(1 point)
Responses
It kept the women busy so that they could not interfere in men’s affairs.
It kept the women busy so that they could not interfere in men’s affairs.
It was the largest industry, and cloth often served as money.
It was the largest industry, and cloth often served as money.
It employed slave labor on a massive scale.
It employed slave labor on a massive scale.
It was tightly controlled by the government, which distributed cloth to those who needed it.
Investigate the importance of cloth production by women to Mayan, Aztec, and Incan society.(1 point)
Responses
It kept the women busy so that they could not interfere in men’s affairs.
It kept the women busy so that they could not interfere in men’s affairs.
It was the largest industry, and cloth often served as money.
It was the largest industry, and cloth often served as money.
It employed slave labor on a massive scale.
It employed slave labor on a massive scale.
It was tightly controlled by the government, which distributed cloth to those who needed it.
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GPT-4o mini
The second response, "It was the largest industry, and cloth often served as money," accurately reflects the importance of cloth production in Mayan, Aztec, and Incan society. In these civilizations, textile production was a crucial economic activity, and cloth was not only an essential commodity for daily life but also played a role in trade and currency, especially in the form of woven goods that could be exchanged or used in ceremonies. Women were typically the primary producers of textiles, and their work contributed significantly to the economy and social structure of these societies.