Make Connections

Analyze the larger developments and continuities within and across chapters.

  1. Question

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    Why didn’t societies of the Americas adopt the wheel for transportation, as peoples of other world regions did?

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    How does the connection between religion and imperial expansion among the Aztecs and Incas resemble the role of religion in other societies?

  3. Question

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    Much of what we know of ancient societies of the Americas is based on archaeological data rather than written sources. How does the reliance on archaeological data shape our understanding of history? What does it help us understand? What is hard for us to interpret from it?