USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What evidence is there today of the Inca Empire in Peru?
A
The Quechua language is still spoken.
B
There are still rooms of gold and silver.
C
There is an Inca emperor in charge of Peru.
D
The Inca system of accounting and mathematics is still in use.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Quechua is most commonly spoken in the southern and central highland areas of Peru. Around 13% of Peruvians speak Quechua as their mother tongue. The Inca legacy means the area around Cusco still has the highest number of Quechua speakers, with 46% of people speaking the language.

Detailed explanation-2: -Quechua, the language of the Inca Empire and still spoken by approximately 8 million people throughout the Andes, is the most spoken indigenous language in the Americas.

Detailed explanation-3: -Quechua, also called Runa simi, was the language spoken by the Incas and is the native language that has spread the most throughout South America. Today it is spoken by an average of 12 million people in different regions of Peru, Ecuador, Chile, Colombia, Argentina and Bolivia.

Detailed explanation-4: -Approximately 25% (7.7 million) of Peruvians speak a Quechuan language. Throughout the central Andes Mountains including Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Detailed explanation-5: -There are around 45 known Quechua languages with many different dialects spoken. Quechua also served as the main language of the Inca civilization.

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