Which of the following statements best discusses how the Inca altered their environment for food production? Choose the best answer choice.
Responses
They constructed religious shrines aligned to the movement of the stars, moon, and sun.
They freeze-dried meat at higher elevations to best preserve it for use throughout the year.
They developed a terraced system of agriculture to send water efficiently down the mountainside.
They created a sophisticated system of roads and bridges across the Andes Mountains.
The best answer choice is:
They developed a terraced system of agriculture to send water efficiently down the mountainside.
This statement highlights the Inca's alteration of their environment for food production by implementing terraced agriculture, which allowed them to efficiently water their crops and grow food on the steep slopes of the mountains. The other answer choices are not directly related to food production.