Refer to the passage. "They then gave such an account of the magnificence and splendour of his court . . . the great strength of his metropolis, how it lay in the midst of a lake, and the great depth of the latter. Several causeways, they added, led to this city, which were intersected in various places, over which wooden bridges were built, under which canoes could pass; but, if they were removed, the space between every two sections became an island, and all entrance to the town was completely cut off. Nearly the whole of the houses of the city were built in the water, and it was only possible to get from one building to another by means of drawbridges or canoes. Balconies were attached to each house, which were provided with a kind of breastwork, so that the inhabitants were able to defend themselves from the tops of the houses. Yet the whole town was well supplied with sweet water from the spring of Chapultepec, which lay about two miles from the town, whence the water was partly conveyed to the houses by means of pipes, partly in boats through the canals, and then retailed to the inhabitants.”

Excerpt from The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo describing the Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan

Which of the following best reflects how the Aztec’s large-scale public construction projects were similar to the Inca’s?
They were built mostly by the forced labor of conquered peoples.
They were occupied by only the elite members of society.
They were paid for by taxes on the lower classes of the society.
They were subsidized by the emperor to guarantee people’s loyalty.