Why didn't the great buildings of cusco need mortar to hold the stones together? a. the stones were cut so precisely that mortar was not required. b. the stones were painstakingly selected to fit together perfectly. c. the stones were held together by high atmospheric pressure. d. the stones were held together with ropes known as quipus.

the correct answer is a) egypt and china.

egypt and china are two of the world’s oldest civilizations known by man. both ancient empires have left a great historic and cultural legacy to the world through archeology. both civilzations developed complex social relations, had deep religious beliefs, had dominion of agriculture and left writing records to understand their customs and culture.

among the requirements to consider a civilization, we find urbanization, writing records, a place of residence, agriculture methods, technological specialization, means of transportation, currency, population density, social stratification, and political integration.