The correct answer is D) Each society had a clearly defined hierarchy with rulers and nobles at the top.
The statement that tells another similarity between the civilizations discussed in the text is "each society had a clearly defined hierarchy with rulers and nobles at the top."
The Maya developed in the area of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico and areas of Belize and Guatemala. They had important cities such as Chichen Itza, Palenque, and Tikal. The Aztec Empire was one of the most important empires in Mesoamerica. Its capital city was the Great Tenochtitlan. The Incas inhabited the territories of Peru and built the impressive city of Machu Picchu at the top of the Andes Mountains.
The other options if the question were A) the farmers in these civilizations worked the land as an independent enterprise. B) each of these cultures required conquered people to pay a tribute. C) the people of each of these cultures developed a system of writing.