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Investigate how the Chavin gods may have influenced the Inca.(1 point)
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The Chavin Staff Deity inspired Inca to worship the moon.
The Chavin Staff Deity inspired Inca to worship the moon.

The Chavin Staff Deity was a forerunner to the Incan Viracocha.
The Chavin Staff Deity was a forerunner to the Incan Viracocha.

The Chavin Staff Deity was an agricultural god to the Inca.
The Chavin Staff Deity was an agricultural god to the Inca.

The Chavin Staff Deity inspired the Inca to build an adobe city.
The Chavin Staff Deity inspired the Inca to build an adobe city.

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The correct response is: "The Chavin Staff Deity was a forerunner to the Incan Viracocha."

Explanation (brief): The Chavín Staff God’s iconography (central anthropomorphic figure with staffs, fanged visage and composite animal features) persisted across Andean art and religious imagery for centuries and helped shape later Andean creator/deity concepts. Scholars see this Staff Deity as an antecedent to Inca high gods such as Viracocha, showing cultural and religious continuity rather than direct links like moon-worship or building an adobe city.