Question
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An outline map of lower North America, Central America, and South America shows the regions of the ancient cultures of the Americas. The Aztecs lived in the region of present-day central Mexico south to the border of present-day Central America. Their territory spanned from the Gulf of Mexico west to the Pacific Ocean. The city of Tenochtitlan lies in the center of the Aztec territory. The Toltecs lived in a small, landlocked area in the northern Aztec region, close to the Gulf of Mexico. The Olmec occupied a small region in present-day southern Mexico, west of the Yucatan Peninsula on the southwestern coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Mayas lived on the present-day Yucatan Peninsula on the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Their territory extended west to the Pacific Coast. The city of Chichén Itzá is near the point of the peninsula on the northeastern edge. The Incas lived in South America, along the Pacific Coast from present-day Ecuador south to what is now central Chile. The cities of Machu Picchu and Cuzco are located near each other in Incan territory in west central South America. Lake Titicaca lies within Incan territory. Headwaters and tributaries of the Amazon River lie within Incan territory as well. A scale shows 1000 miles and 1000 kilometers.
Which of the following describes the Inca Empire?
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an empire of more than 11 million people in Central America
an empire of more than 11 million people in Central America
an ancient empire in the isthmus of Tehuantepec
an ancient empire in the isthmus of Tehuantepec
an empire centered in the Yucatan Peninsula
an empire centered in the Yucatan Peninsula
an empire along the western coast of South America
an empire along the western coast of South America