"One of the things that struck me most in Peru was its great, splendid highways, and I wondered how many men it must have required to build them and what tools and instruments were used to level the mountains and cut through the rock to make them as broad and good as they are. It seems to me that if the king of Spain wanted to build a highway from Quito to Cuzco, I do not think that he could do it even with all of his power unless he followed the method that the Inca employed. When an Inca king decided to build one of these highways, all he needed to do was give the command. Then, the inspectors would go through the provinces, laying out the highway's route and assigning Indians to help build the road. In this way, the road was built in a short time from one boundary of the kingdom to the other. The Inca rulers built many of these roads and were so full of pride that when one ruler died, his heir would build his road larger and broader if he intended to set out on a conquest." Pedro Cieza de León, Spanish soldier and historian, Chronicles of Peru, 1553 15. Which of the following pieces of evidence most strongly supports the author's arguments about the quality of the highways described in the passage? (A) They were built by men with tools. (B) They were very broad, and some extended across the entire kingdom. Taumitry There were many roads throughout the kingdom. Their construction was supervised by government officials. D
"One of the things that struck me most in Peru was its great, splendid highways, and I wondered how many men it must have required to build them and what tools and instruments were used to level the mountains and cut through the rock to make them as broad and good as they are. It seems to me that if the king of Spain wanted to build a highway from Quito to Cuzco, I do not think that he could do it even with all of his power unless he followed the method that the Inca employed. When an Inca king decided to build one of these highways, all he needed to do was give the command. Then, the inspectors would go through the provinces, laying out the highway's route and assigning Indians to help build the road. In this way, the road was built in a short time from one boundary of the kingdom to the other. The Inca rulers built many of these roads and were so full of pride that when one ruler died, his heir would build his road larger and broader if he intended to set out on a conquest." Pedro Cieza de León, Spanish soldier and historian, Chronicles of Peru, 1553 15. Which of the following pieces of evidence most strongly supports the author's arguments about the quality of the highways described in the passage? (A) They were built by men with tools. (B) They were very broad, and some extended across the entire kingdom. Taumitry There were many roads throughout the kingdom. Their construction was supervised by government officials. D
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"One of the things that struck me most in Peru was its great, splendid highways, and I wondered how many men it must have required to build them and what tools and instruments were used to level the mountains and cut through the rock to make them as broad and good as they are. It seems to me that if the king of Spain wanted to build a highway from Quito to Cuzco, I do not think that he could do it even with all of his power unless he followed the method that the Inca employed.
When an Inca king decided to build one of these highways, all he needed to do was give the command. Then, the inspectors would go through the provinces, laying out the highway’s route and assigning Indians to help build the road. In this way, there was in a short time, roads from one boundary of the kingdom to the other. The Inca rulers built many of these roads and were so full of pride that when one ruler died, his heir would build his road larger and broader if he intended to set out on a conquest."
Pedro Cieza de León, Spanish soldier and historian, *Chronicles of Peru*, 1553
15. Which of the following pieces of evidence most strongly supports the author’s arguments about the *quality* of the highways described in the passage?
- (A) They were built by men with tools.
- (B) They were very broad, and some extended across the entire kingdom.
- (C) There were many roads throughout the kingdom.
- (D) Their construction was supervised by government officials.
16. Which of the following pieces of *evidence* does the author most directly use to support his argument about the king of Spain *following the Inca method of highway construction*?
- (A) The Inca rulers constructed roads to help complete conquests.
- (B) The Inca rulers only had to command their officials to construct a highway, and it was completed quickly.
- (C) The Inca rulers clearly marked their kingdom with boundaries.
- (D) The Inca rulers could acquire specialized tools to cut through mountains.
17. Which of the following pieces of evidence does the author use to support his argument about the pride of Inca rulers in the *second paragraph*?
- (A) Inca rulers followed the method of dynastic succession for passing political authority from one ruler to another.
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