Qs 9-14. article “ an empire held together with string” and “ the rise and fall of the incas”

9. The correct answer is B. According to the text The Rise and Fall of the Incas "the name "Inca" was originally that of the tribe's ruling group of families".

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.

c. women being denied the type of education men received

basic principles: federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review, representative democracy, limited government, rule of law, individual rights and responsibilities, consent of the governed, majority rule, popular sovereignty, equal protection.