Despite the fact that it was a nonliterate culture, this empire managed to rule up to 12 million people over a widely expanding area.
A)Africans
B)Chinese
C)Mayans
D)Incans
E)Aztecs

Question

Despite the fact that it was a nonliterate culture, this empire managed to rule up to 12 million people over a widely expanding area.
A)Africans
B)Chinese​
C)Mayans​
D)Incans
E)Aztecs

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The Incans were a nonliterate culture that ruled over a vast empire, spanning up to 12 million people across modern-day Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Argentina. They developed a sophisticated system of government, communication, and engineering, including an elaborate road system, terrace agriculture, and advanced irrigation techniques. The Aztecs and Mayans, while also ruling over significant populations in Mesoamerica, had a system of hieroglyphic writing, and the Chinese empire was not nonliterate. The term "Africans" is too broad, as there were many different societies and empires across the African continent, some of which were literate.

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