17. which of the following are evidence that one civilization had a large influence on both the maya and the aztec? select all that apply. the presence of shell artifacts in each civilization the domestication of llamas as pack animals the construction of monumental pyramid-shaped temples the use of a calendar and a number system the worship of the same sun god the existence of ball courts

the construction of monumental pyramid-shaped temples

Explanation:

Mayan culture refers to that of a Mesoamerican civilization that stood out over 18 centuries in numerous socio-cultural aspects such as its hieroglyphic writing, one of the few fully developed writing systems of the pre-Columbian American continent, its art, architecture and its remarkable numbering systems, as well as astronomy, mathematics and understanding of ecology. It was developed in Guatemala and southeastern Mexico, also in Belize, the western part of Honduras and in El Salvador.  The Mayans produced a great variety of architectural structures and left an extensive architectural legacy, which places the Mayan civilization among the great pre-industrial civilizations of the world. Mayan architecture also incorporates glyphic texts and various art forms. The masonry architecture of the Maya is evidence of the existence of artisan specialization in Mayan society, as well as a centralized organization and political means to mobilize a large work force. The Aztec Empire was an entity of territorial, political and economic control that existed in the central zone of Mesoamerica, during the Late Postclassic, before the Spanish Conquest. When the Spaniards arrived in 1519, the lands of the Alliance were effectively governed from Tenochtitlan , while the other partners in the alliance had assumed subsidiary roles. The imperial cult, specifically, was that of Huitzilopochtli, the distinctive warrior patron god of the Mexica.  The Aztecs were a tribe of nomads who formed one of the largest and most important empires of pre-Columbian America in only 200 years. They had the best technology that could be obtained given the conditions in which they lived as aqueducts, palaces, pyramids and temples that rose as a tribute to their gods and as a testimony of power for humanity. Towards century XIII the Aztecs settled down in Chapultepec, from where they were expelled by a coalition of enemies. After being expelled they constituted their definitive settlement in Tenochtitlan around 1325.