From the thirteenth to the sixteenth century, the Inca empire flourished in the Andes Mountains. It maintained an eleven-thousand-mile network of stone-paved roads.

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1) Which of the following, if true, provides the strongest support for an archaeologist’s conclusion that a particular stretch of ancient stone-paved road was part of the Inca road system?
A) When the Inca conquered the area, they took some of the existing roads into their road system and then greatly extended the road system.
B) The particular stretch of road is oriented north and south, the orientation that many of the major roads in the Inca system had because of the north-south orientation of the Andes chain.
C) Shards of eleventh-century pottery from a distant part of what later became the Inca empire were found next to the stretch of road.
D) The stretch of road is the only ancient road between two places that were listed consecutively in a sixteenth-century list of way stations on the Inca road system.

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To determine which option provides the strongest support for an archaeologist's conclusion that a particular stretch of ancient stone-paved road was part of the Inca road system, we need to evaluate each option and see how it relates to the characteristics of the Inca road system.

A) Option A states that when the Inca conquered an area, they took existing roads into their road system and extended it. This information is relevant to the Inca road system as it suggests a pattern of incorporating pre-existing roads into their network. However, it does not specifically provide support for the particular stretch of road in question.

B) Option B states that the particular stretch of road is oriented north and south, similar to many major roads in the Inca system due to the north-south orientation of the Andes chain. This information directly relates to the characteristics of the Inca road system, as it highlights a common orientation observed in their road network. This option provides strong support for the conclusion that the stretch of road is part of the Inca road system.

C) Option C mentions finding eleventh-century pottery shards from a distant part of what later became the Inca empire near the stretch of road. While this information suggests human activity in the area during that period, it does not specifically relate to the Inca road system or establish a clear connection between the pottery and the road in question.

D) Option D states that the stretch of road is the only ancient road between two places listed consecutively in a sixteenth-century list of way stations on the Inca road system. This information directly connects the road to the Inca road system by referencing a historical document that documents way stations. This option provides strong support for the conclusion that the stretch of road is part of the Inca road system.

Overall, both option B and option D provide strong support for the conclusion, but option D directly references the Inca road system through a historical document, which makes it the stronger choice. Therefore, the correct answer is option D.