What was a primary advantage of the extensive road system built by the Incas through the Andes Mountains?

It allowed individual families to easily visit distant relatives.

It enabled the government to move armies and send messages across the empire.

It was mainly built for religious parades and ceremonies held in the mountains.

It encouraged neighboring tribes to establish peaceful trade relationships.

How did the Inca emperor in Cuzco send urgent messages to officials in distant parts of the empire?

By using trained birds to carry written notes.

Through a relay system of fast-moving runners.

By sending smoke signals from mountaintop to mountaintop.

By dispatching a royal caravan that traveled for weeks.

They drew detailed pictures on animal skins to represent events.

They trained storytellers to memorize all historical records perfectly.

They used a device with knotted strings called a quipu to record data.

They carved complex symbols onto large stone monuments in their cities.

weave elaborate textiles for the Sapa Inca.

design architectural plans for new buildings.

keep records of important government information.

create maps of the empire's vast road network.