The federal government passed laws allowing people to sell back land they could not pay for and use the money to pay their debt. States made it more difficult to foreclose on mortgages and tried to make it easier for people to declare bankruptcy.
9. The correct answer is B. According to the text The Rise and Fall of the Incas "<em>the name "Inca" was originally that of the tribe's ruling group of families</em>".
10. The correct answer is A. Both articles refer to how the European culture was introduced by force, and how Incas customs and traditions were not considered.
11. The Spanish were suprised that the Incas had no alphabet or set of numbers, considering how advanced their civilization was. The Empire had a network of paved roads, canals, and activities regulated by an efficient administrative system, all of which is not possible without the use of language and numbers, needed to keep documentation and to give instructions to those involved in construction, and regulation of social activities.
12. The correct answer is A. The use of the word "subjugated" suggests that even if the Spanish invaders were only about 170 men, they managed to subdue the Incas.
13. The effects of the Spanish conquest on the Inca Empire were dramatic. The conquerors introduced reading, writing and their laws and religions to the Incas, making them adopt these to the detriment of their own. Also, the fact that the Incas were not immune to the illnesses the Europeans carried with them, meant that a lot of Incas suffered and died.
14. The correct answer is B. Both articles mention the year of the Spanish conquest, 1532.
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Federalism is a type of government in which the power is divided between the national government and other governmental units. It contrasts with a unitary government, in which a central authority holds the power, and a confederation, in which states, for example, are clearly dominant.
It welcomed foreigners and their beliefs.
It was located at one end of the Silk Road.
He believed it was necessary to have cooperation and support from the international community:
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