When Pachacuti Inca Instituted the Practice of Split Inheritance in the 1450s

question 44

Multiple Choice

When Pachacuti Inca instituted the practice of split inheritance in the 1450s, he ensured that Peru would become

• A)divided.
• B)weakened.
• C)an empire.
• D)a kingdom.
• E)more unified.

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