Question

Which statement best summarizes the methods of rule used by the Inca?(1 point)
Responses

The Inca centralized power in Cuzco and connected it to other regions through extensive roads, allowing for quick communication and the movement of armies.
The Inca centralized power in Cuzco and connected it to other regions through extensive roads, allowing for quick communication and the movement of armies.

The Inca forcibly changed the language of non-Incan peoples to speak only the Quechua language.
The Inca forcibly changed the language of non-Incan peoples to speak only the Quechua language.

The Inca decentralized power between different suyu, allowing for continued ethnic and religious diversity.
The Inca decentralized power between different suyu , allowing for continued ethnic and religious diversity.

The Inca forced conquered peoples into mit’a labor to prove their loyalty to the Sapa Inca, allowing them only to return to their homelands afterward.

Answer 1

The first statement is best: The Inca centralized power in Cuzco and connected it to other regions through extensive roads, allowing for quick communication and the movement of armies.

Brief reason: Inca rule was highly centralized (Sapa Inca and bureaucracy in Cuzco) and relied on the Qhapaq Ñan road system, chasqui runners, and administrative control to integrate and govern conquered territories.