Analyze the similar environmental and cultural impacts of the Aztec and Inca.(1 point)
Responses
a. They both used dikes and grew corn.
b. They both worshipped the sun god and grew coco leaves to make chocolate.
c. The both altered their environment for farming and introduced language.
d. They both used ashlar stone construction and built roads.
The correct answer is c. They both altered their environment for farming and introduced language.
Both the Aztec and Inca civilizations altered their natural environments to create agricultural systems that sustained their populations.
The Aztecs practiced intensive agriculture by building chinampas, which were floating gardens made out of mud and reeds. These were created in the lakes surrounding their capital city, Tenochtitlan. They also built canals to irrigate their crops. Similarly, the Inca civilization made use of agricultural terraces to farm on steep mountain slopes, as well as building irrigation systems to supply water to their crops.
Additionally, both civilizations introduced their own languages. The Aztec language, Nahuatl, was spoken throughout the Aztec Empire, while the Inca language, Quechua, was spoken by the Inca people and later became the official language of the Inca Empire.
While the other options listed (a. They both used dikes and grew corn. b. They both worshipped the sun god and grew coco leaves to make chocolate. d. They both used ashlar stone construction and built roads.) may have some elements of truth, they are not as significant or widespread in both the Aztec and Inca civilizations as altering the environment for farming and introducing language.