In the tumbaga pendant depicting a ruler, birds unfold like wings ...

[oliviahorn72]

In the tumbaga pendant depicting a ruler, birds unfold like wings on either side of his head, representing:
 
  A. the belief that rulers could fly.
  B. this ruler's identification with caged birds.
  C. spirit alter egos that give access to the other world.
  D. conflicts in the Tairona culture that eventually led to its ruin.
  E. religious ecstasy achieved through the use of a hallucinogen.

Question 2

One Mesoamerican culture is often called the mother culture because it seemed to have institutionalized the features that mark later civilizations in the region. To which culture does this term refer?
 
  A. The Inca
  B. The Olmec
  C. The Maya
  D. The Aztec
  E. The Moche

[macybarnes]

Answer to Question 1

C
Fashioned of gold and copper alloy, called tumbaga, this pendant was made by an artist of the Tairona culture, which flourished in northern Colombia.

Answer to Question 2

B
The principal Olmec centers were concentrated in a small region on the Gulf Coast of Mexico, but their influence extended over a much larger area.

[oliviahorn72]

TYSM

[amandalm]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it