Which of these is a characteristic of the Inca civilization? Its capital city had a population larger than any European city of
the time. Scribes painted books and kept records of taxes and territories conquered. Astronomers predicted eclipses and developed a 365-day calendar. Emperors communicated using runners from the capital city of Cuzco.
The correct answer is D) Emperors communicated using runners from the capital city of Cuzco.
This was a characteristic of the Inca civilization: "Emperors communicated using runners from the capital city of Cuzco."
The Inca were one of the most important civilizations in South America in Prehispanic times. They settled in the mountains called "Anders" in Peru and built the impressive city of Macchu Pichu. People lived in modest houses made of stone and as they lived in the mountains, they worked as farmers to make a living building "terraces," portions of flat land where they could grow crops.
Britain's military was the best in the world. Their soldiers were well equipped, well disciplined, well paid, and well fed. The British navy dominated the seas. Funds were much more easily raised by the Empire than by the Continental Congress.
