USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

PRE COLUMBIAN AMERICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Pachacuti did which of the following to encourage loyalty?
A
All peasants were given land on which they were allowed to farm.
B
Local governors were bribed with gold from conquered cities’ temples.
C
Children of regional leaders were taken hostage and sent to the capital.
D
Laborers were moved to the part of the country most in need.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Pachacuti did which of the following to encourage loyalty? Children of regional leaders were taken hostage and sent to the capital. divided his lands into four quarters, each ruled by a loyal governor. The Peruvian Nazca culture, which appeared around 200 B.C ., preserved some of the Chavin culture.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui (often simply Pachacuti or Pachacutec) was the 9th Inca ruler (r. 1438-1471 CE) who founded their empire with conquests in the Cuzco Valley and beyond. Pachacuti is also credited with founding the site of Machu Picchu.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pachacuti also focused his efforts on strengthening Cusco, the government center of the vast empire. He expanded Sacsahuaman, the massive fortress that guarded the city, and embarked on an expansive irrigation project by channeling rivers and creating intricate agricultural terraces.

Detailed explanation-4: -In an effort to simplify royal succession, Pachacuti instigated the system of a ruler nominating his principal wife from whom heirs to the throne would be drawn.

Detailed explanation-5: -Pachacuti became known as “The Earth Shaker” following the battle, and won the support of his people. Pachacuti captured many Chanka leaders, who Pachacuti presented to his father Viracocha for him to wipe his feet on their bodies, a traditional victory ritual.

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