i have to write an DBQ essay for ap world history and the question to base it off of is How did the Aztecs maintain their political and social power during the height of their empire? can you give me some tips or even just the thesis of the essay and I can go from there. A thesis is really all I need!

The DBQ, or document-based-question, is a somewhat unusually-formatted timed essay on the AP History Exams: AP US History, AP European History, and AP World History. Because of its unfamiliarity, many students are at a loss as to how to even prepare, let alone how to write a successful DBQ essay on test day.

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i think the answer is a.

it is snorkeling, apex verified.