Question

Investigate the importance of cloth production by women to Mayan, Aztec, and Incan society.(1 point)
Responses

It employed slave labor on a massive scale.
It employed slave labor on a massive scale.

It was the largest industry, and cloth often served as money.
It was the largest industry, and cloth often served as money.

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 tightly controlled by the government, which distributed cloth to those who needed it.
It was tightly controlled by the government, which distributed cloth to those who needed it.

Answer 1

It was the largest industry, and cloth often served as money.

Women’s weaving produced textiles used for household needs, tribute, trade and elite display across Maya, Aztec, and Inca societies; cloth functioned as wealth, a medium of exchange, and an important item of state tribute.