USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

THE INCA CIVILIZATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who in the Inca Empire had absolute power?
A
the priest
B
the emperor
C
the farmers
D
the royal religious advisor
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Sapa Inca was the absolute ruler of the empire and accumulated in his power the political, social, military, and economic direction of the State.

Detailed explanation-2: -1471). Pachacuti is regarded as the greatest of the Inca emperors.

Detailed explanation-3: -Atahuallpa, the 13th and last emperor of the Incas, dies by strangulation at the hands of Francisco Pizarro’s Spanish conquistadors. The execution of Atahuallpa, the last free reigning emperor, marked the end of 300 years of Inca civilization.

Detailed explanation-4: -What did the Inca government control? The Inca government controlled everything. The king or Sapa Inca was an absolute ruler whose word was law. He controlled politics, society, the empire’s food stores, and he was commander-in-chief of the army.

Detailed explanation-5: -The leader of the Inca empire was called the Sapa Inca, which means “sole ruler.” He was the most powerful person in the land and everyone else reported to the Sapa Inca. The Sapa Inca was the head of government and everyone, from the commoners to the Inca elite, worked for the state.

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