The Maya and the Aztec took advantage of the swampland throughout Mesoamerica. What is the main reason both of these cultures found the swamps useful? Select the best answer from the list below.

1.The swamps were a way to keep their enemies from reaching their cities

2.The swamps were a source of fresh water.

3.The swamps could be drained and used to build houses on

4.Animals that could be used as food lived in the swamps.

1.The swamps were a way to keep their enemies from reaching their cities

Explanation:

The Maya and the Aztec were major civilizations in Central America up until they were conquered by the Spanish. These two civilizations had to adapt to their environment to survive and one way they did so was by building their cities on swamps.

The swamps provided excellent defence against enemies when they were attacked because it provided a natural defence that would first have to be breached to get to the city. A cumbersome process that would result in deaths to the enemy as they would be attacked by the Aztecs and the Maya as they crossed the swamp.

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the real answer is b