Many Europeans saw the natives of Mesoamerica as backward and unsophisticated. But this was an inaccurate description of Maya, Inca, and Aztec culture. In what ways were the people of Mesoamerica just as advanced as the Europeans of the 15th and 16th centuries?

a.) The Mesoamerican civilization had advanced currency and financial systems similar to those in Western Europe.

b.) The native people of Mesoamerica were great astronomers, mathematicians, and architects.

c.) Most Mesoamerica cities included schools and universities that encouraged innovations in technology and industry.

d.) Mesoamerica had just as many great thinkers and philosophers who published many books.