What culture is often called the "mother culture" because it seemed to have institutionalized the features that mark later civilizations in the Mesoamerican region?

The Cotton Club was a popular:

a. club in Harlem b. club in Chicago c. club in New Orleans d. popular Duke Ellington number

She was the queen of gospel:

a. Bessie Smith b. Clara Wood c. Aretha Franklin d. Mahalia Jackson