Question

Which of the following statements best discusses how the Inca altered their environment for food production?(1 point)
Responses

They freeze-dried meat at higher elevations to best preserve it for use throughout the year.
They freeze-dried meat at higher elevations to best preserve it for use throughout the year.

They constructed religious shrines aligned to the movement of the stars, moon, and sun.
They constructed religious shrines aligned to the movement of the stars, moon, and sun.

They developed a terraced system of agriculture to send water efficiently down the mountainside.
They developed a terraced system of agriculture to send water efficiently down the mountainside.

They created a sophisticated system of roads and bridges across the Andes Mountains.
They created a sophisticated system of roads and bridges across the Andes Mountains.

Answer 1

They developed a terraced system of agriculture to send water efficiently down the mountainside.

Explanation: The Inca built stepped terraces on Andean slopes to create flat planting areas, reduce erosion, conserve soil and water with irrigation channels, and produce crops at different microclimates.