The Rulers of Non-Inca States Defeated by the Inca Military

question 56

Multiple Choice

The rulers of non-Inca states defeated by the Inca military and who then brought to Cuzco were effectively:

• A) ambassadors for their home nations whom the Inca afforded a large measure of sovereignty to, even after they became part of the Inca polity
• B) the equivalent of U.S. senators, powerful representatives of their "states" in the capitol of the nation they had become members of
• C) hostages
• D) sacrifice victims, killed quickly after their capture