By a hereditary ruler known as an ajaw. Spanish sources describe even the largest Maya settlements as dispersed collections of dwellings grouped around the temples and palaces of the ruling dynasty and lesser nobles. None of the Classic Maya cities shows evidence of economic specialization and commerce of the scale of Aztec Tenochtitlan. Instead, Maya cities could be seen as enormous royal households, the locales of the administrative and ritual activities of the royal court.
1. The correct answer is <span>C. Andrew Jackson won the majority of electoral votes, but he did not win the most popular votes; therefore he did not become president. This is the first (and so far, the last) time in American history that the person who won the majority of electoral votes didn't become president. Jackson would become president in 1829.
2. The correct answer is </span><span>A. It was possible that an unqualified person could receive a government job. The spoils system was deeply ingrained in the ideology of Jackson's supporters. It happens when the newly elected government gives sinecures and government jobs to its most ardent followers, thus rewarding them for their loyalty. Of course, the natural consequence is that the most loyal people get the best jobs, regardless of their competence or qualifications.
3. The correct answer is </span><span>B. men who did not own property. But in practice, this meant all white men. At this point in history, it was far too early to talk about black men or women getting suffrage. Before Jackson, only white men who had property could vote. He wanted to put a stop to it, advocating the rights of "the common man", against the relics of old aristocratic traditions.</span>
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This is more of a science question, but ok. You see blue light because in the color spectrum blue passes most easily through things. Hence why the sky is blue. Its the light from the sun filtered out and only blue passing all the way through the atmosphere.
The correct answer is Mali’s proximity to sub-Saharan Africa allowed for plenty of chances to invade its weaker southern neighbors.
The Mali Empire was an African state located in Northwest Africa, near the Niger River, and was dominated during the 13th and 14th centuries. It was an empire out of three consecutive rulers that dominated the region, and among them, the Mali Empire was the most territorially extended compared to the other two, Songhai and Ghana.
