What Do Historians Know About Communities in the Central Andes

question 4

Multiple Choice

What do historians know about communities in the Central Andes?

• A) Much of what we know about the political and economic transactions of early communities comes from offerings left in burial chambers.
• B) Communities on the coast took shape around temples and the demands of religious rituals.
• C) Communities in the Andes highlands took shape around royal palaces.
• D) Statecraft occurred through diplomacy and trade, while warfare appears to have been rare.

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Definitions:

Liquidity Preference Theory

A theory ofthe shape of the yield curve. The curveslopes upward because, all other thing equal, investors prefer shorter, moreliquid investments. They must therefore be induced to lend longer withhigher rates

Market Segmentation Theory

A theory of the shape of the yield curve. The debt market is segmented by term, and each segment is independent of the others. Hence, the curve slopes up or down depending on supply and demand conditions in the various market segments.

Liquidity Preference Theory

A theory suggesting that people prefer to hold their wealth in liquid form for convenience and as a precaution against uncertainty, affecting interest rates.

Yield Curve

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