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In her study of the ancient city of Teotihuacán, archaeologist Dr. Elena Gomez notes that the lack of any obvious palace or royal tomb suggests a uniquely collective form of governance. She argues that the city's standardized, multi-family apartment compounds, which housed both elites and commoners in similar structures, further indicate a society organized around communal identity rather than individual status.
Which choice most logically completes the text?
- Teotihuacán was likely a society where every citizen possessed exactly the same amount of material wealth and political power.
- The apartment compounds were constructed primarily to protect the city’s inhabitants from external military threats.
- Gomez’s research proves that Teotihuacán was the only ancient city to avoid the development of a centralized monarchy.
- The physical layout of the city may have been designed to minimize visible distinctions between different social classes.
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