What contribution could cryptographers—experts on codes and communication—make to what is understood about the history of Mesoamerica?

A)Cryptographers might be able to figure out unfamiliar writing systems.
B) Cryptographers could interpret the meaning of pictures of human sacrifice.
C) Cryptographers could calculate the dates when crucial events occurred.
D Cryptographers would be able to identify the Mesoamerican gods.

What could an archeologist infer from the fact that fish bones have been found at mountain sites of the Inca Empire, while potatoes, a mountain crop, have been found at coastal Inca sites?

A)The different environmental sections of the Inca Empire traded with each other.
B)The distance from the coast to the mountains was less than the length of the coast.
C) The Inca diet was essentially the same no matter what region people were in.
D) The coastal Inca and the mountain Inca taught each other their food-providing skills.

During Pacal the Great's reign, he rebuilt much of Palenque, placing his name and likeness on most of the buildings. What might have motivated him to do this?

A)He believed this to be fulfilling the wishes of the gods.
B) He felt the need to justify the legitimacy of his claim to the throne.
C) It was a common custom among Mayan kings of that time.
D) He was a popular ruler who had images made of him to show appreciation.

1) A cytographer is a person who develops code and algorithms and helps encrypt private and sensitive information. A cytographer might be able to figure out writing systems because writing systems and codes are related.

2) The inca empire was a developed area, for many reasons which trade was one of them, the inca empire had good road network. The inca empire was located in the high mountains parts, and also in coastal and lowlands parts. Those that occupied the mountains and coastal parts have potatoes and fish respectively. Due to their good road network goods can be traded by the different regions easily

3) During Pacal the great's reign, he felt the need to justify the legitimacy of his claim to the throne by making a plan in which he renovated the kingdom. He place the words "Pacal the great's reign on every building he renovated.