Here are the answers to your questions:
Question 1: The importance of cloth production by women to Mayan, Aztec, and Incan society is best summarized by the following response:
- It was the largest industry, and cloth often served as money.
Question 2: The chief advantage the Maya and Aztec had over the Inca in managing information is best identified as:
- They had writing.
Question 3: The aspect that defined the nobility in Mayan, Aztec, and Incan societies is:
- birth.
Question 4: The political characteristics of the Mayan and Inca Empires can be compared as follows:
- Rulers in the Mayan Empire demonstrated political power by commissioning intricate sculptures. Rulers in the Incan Empire demonstrated political power by strictly controlling who could wear certain garments.
Question 5: The role of monumental architecture in the Aztec and Inca Empires is best compared with:
- The Aztec and the Inca Empires’ monumental architecture both signified the gods through natural landscape; the Aztec worshipped two gods, whereas the Inca worshipped one god.
These answers reflect the characteristics and societal structures of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations.