What was a distinguishing feature of civilizations in Mesoamerica and the Andes during the fifteenth century as compared to their predecessors?

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Which of the following distinguishes gathering and hunting societies from agricultural societies in the fifteenth century?

Which of the following was a distinguishing characteristic of trade in the Aztec empire?

What distinguished the Aztec and Inca empires?