Question

Why is the discipline of archeology an important tool in discovering more about the cultures of pre-Columbian civilizations?

In what ways were the Olmec influenced cultures of the Aztecs and Maya both similar and different from each other?


How do we know that Pacal the Great was a successful and influential Mayan leader?


In what way did Huayna Capac contribute to the decline of the Inca empire?


What role did geography play in the rise of the three great West African empires: Ghana, Mali, and Songhai?


How did trade with other groups contribute to the rise and fall of the three West African empires?


In what ways did the expansion of Islam affect the prosperity of groups in East Africa?

Answer 1

• Archaeology was an important tool in discovering the cultures of pre-Colombian civilizations because Archaeology is used to determine the root and beginnings of how people and things existed before now
• the Olmec influenced culture of the Aztecs were similar to the Maya cultures because they both believed in human sacrifice, they were ancient Me so America societies/civilizations.Aztec had a supreme ruler while the Maya s had local rulers for each state.
• pascal the great was known for raising the city of Palenque to great power and his building projects in the city
• Huayna Capac death brought about war between his sons and this led to the division and further decline of the INCA empire
• The closeness of each empires brought about the rise of each empire
• The three west African empires participated and benefited immensely from the trans Saharan gold trade and the fall of these empires were also caused by the invasion of the empires by there trading partners wanting to control the trans Saharan trade route.
• the introduction of Islam brought the introduction of Dhow trade which linked east Africa to Asia and middle east thereby making them prosperous.

Step-by-step explanation:

There are several disciplines embedded into history like the study of Archaeology which is the study of human history by excavating sites and examining remains of any kind found in an site/location under study. this study will help historians know the actual fact about the existence of a certain being or thing.