Investigate how the Chavin gods may have influenced the Inca.(1 point)

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

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 Inca to worship the moon.

Answer 1

The most fitting response is:

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

The Chavin civilization, which thrived from around 900 to 200 BCE, had a significant influence on the religious and cultural practices of later Andean civilizations, including the Inca. The deities worshiped in Chavin times, particularly the Staff Deity, likely set a precedent for the veneration of gods such as Viracocha, the creator god in Inca mythology. This connection illustrates how earlier religious beliefs and iconography were adapted and integrated into the Inca's own cosmology and practices.