Question

today, many historians call the large amount of territory the inca controlled the inca empire. one of the main characteristics of the empire was that inca society was under the control of a single person known as the inca emperor. ruling such a large territory could be a difficult task. think about the following challenges that an emperor would have faced. match each challenge with a possible solution. select several community leaders to gather information for the emperor. organize building projects to help control water in each region. place the capital city in the middle of the empire. challenge solution some parts of the inca empire had very little water. but other parts of the empire had frequent floods. both droughts and floods posed challenges for inca people. there were ten million people in the inca empire. the emperor could not listen to all of them individually. inca territory was spread out. traveling across the empire could take a long time. submit

Explanation:

Matching the Challenges with Solutions:

1. Challenge: Some parts of the Inca Empire had very little water. But other parts of the empire had frequent floods. Both droughts and floods posed challenges for Inca people.

• Solution: Organize building projects to help control water in each region.

(Explanation: Building projects (like canals, reservoirs) would manage water distribution, addressing droughts and floods.)

1. Challenge: There were ten million people in the Inca Empire. The emperor could not listen to all of them individually.

• Solution: Select several community leaders to gather information for the emperor.

(Explanation: Community leaders act as intermediaries, collecting feedback from the population for the emperor.)

1. Challenge: Inca territory was spread out. Traveling across the empire could take a long time.

• Solution: Place the capital city in the middle of the empire.

(Explanation: A central capital reduces travel distance, making it easier to govern a large, spread - out territory.)

Final Matches:

Challenge	Solution
There were ten million people in the Inca Empire...	Select several community leaders to gather information for the emperor.
Inca territory was spread out. Traveling across the empire could...	Place the capital city in the middle of the empire.

Answer:

Matching the Challenges with Solutions:

1. Challenge: Some parts of the Inca Empire had very little water. But other parts of the empire had frequent floods. Both droughts and floods posed challenges for Inca people.

• Solution: Organize building projects to help control water in each region.

(Explanation: Building projects (like canals, reservoirs) would manage water distribution, addressing droughts and floods.)

1. Challenge: There were ten million people in the Inca Empire. The emperor could not listen to all of them individually.

• Solution: Select several community leaders to gather information for the emperor.

(Explanation: Community leaders act as intermediaries, collecting feedback from the population for the emperor.)

1. Challenge: Inca territory was spread out. Traveling across the empire could take a long time.

• Solution: Place the capital city in the middle of the empire.

(Explanation: A central capital reduces travel distance, making it easier to govern a large, spread - out territory.)

Final Matches:

Challenge	Solution
There were ten million people in the Inca Empire...	Select several community leaders to gather information for the emperor.
Inca territory was spread out. Traveling across the empire could...	Place the capital city in the middle of the empire.