USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

NATIVE AMERICANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following had an extensive road system and fast communication system?
A
Inca
B
Maya
C
Aztec
D
Great Plains
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Inca road system (also spelled Inka road system and known as Qhapaq Ñan meaning “royal road” in Quechua) was the most extensive and advanced transportation system in pre-Columbian South America. It was about 40, 000 kilometres (25, 000 mi) long.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Inca Civilization used quipu as their main way to communicate and keep records. Quipu could communicate a message based on the fiber, color, and spin of a string. Information was also conveyed by the way strings were tied together.

Detailed explanation-3: -In all, the Romans built 50, 000 miles (80, 000 km) of hard-surfaced highway, primarily for military reasons.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Inca road system runs the entire length of Peru and beyond, from Ecuador to Chile and northern Argentina, a straight-line distance of some 2, 000 mi (3, 200 km). The heart of the road system is at Cuzco, the political heart and capital of the Inca Empire.

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