Question

Use the image to answer the question.

A map of the Inca Empire and roads in western South America. The shaded area shows empire extent. Includes road network, labeled countries, Cuzco city, Pacific Ocean.

What does the image show about the extent and operation of the Inca Empire?(1 point)
Responses

The borders of modern countries, such as Colombia and Brazil, align with territory conquered by the Inca Empire.
The borders of modern countries, such as Colombia and Brazil, align with territory conquered by the Inca Empire.

The Inca Empire extended across the Andes Mountains along the western side of South America.
The Inca Empire extended across the Andes Mountains along the western side of South America.

The Inca Empire expanded in the Amazon River basin to the Atlantic Ocean.
The Inca Empire expanded in the Amazon River basin to the Atlantic Ocean.

The road system only traveled east to west across the Inca Empire, not north to south.
The road system only traveled east to west across the Inca Empire, not north to south.
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Answer 1

The Inca Empire extended across the Andes Mountains along the western side of South America.