Question

unit 6 pre/post assessment sswh8 describe the diverse characteristics of societies in central and south america sswh8a: which statement tells another similarity between the civilizations discussed in the text? the three great civilizations of the americas had many similarities. the maya, the aztecs, and the inca were all adept at organizing the work forces necessary to accomplish large - scale building projects. the farmers in each of these civilizations worked the land as an independent enterprise. each of these cultures required conquered people to pay a tribute. the people of each of these cultures developed a system of writing. each society had a clearly defined hierarchy with rulers and nobles at the top.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: Farmers as independent enterprise is incorrect. These civilizations often had collective or state - managed agriculture.
• Option 2: Not all required conquered people to pay tribute (e.g., the Maya's political structure was more city - state based and less about widespread conquest - based tribute in the same way as Aztecs/Inca).
• Option 3: The Maya had a writing system, the Aztecs had a form of pictographic writing, and the Inca used quipus (a non - alphabetic record - keeping system, but still a system of recording). However, the key similarity in social structure:
• Option 4: The Maya, Aztec, and Inca all had a clearly defined social hierarchy with rulers (like Maya kings, Aztec emperors, Inca emperors) and nobles at the top. This is a well - established similarity among these civilizations.

Answer:

D. Each society had a clearly defined hierarchy with rulers and nobles at the top