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Multiple Choice Question
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A student is studying indigenous civilizations in the Americas. She takes the following notes about one of the cultures she is studying:

Began in the fifteenth century
Located in and near modern-day Peru
Imperial inheritance system led to conquest and expansion
Smallpox, civil war, and Spanish attacks led to the civilization’s decline
Based on her notes, the student is studying the rise and fall of the

A.
Aztec Empire.

B.
Toltec Empire.

C.
Maya Empire.

D.
Inca Empire.

Answer 1

D. Inca Empire.

Evidence: The Inca rose in the 15th century in and around modern Peru; their “split inheritance” succession practice encouraged conquest; smallpox and a civil war between Atahualpa and Huascar weakened them before the Spanish (Pizarro) conquest.