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Where is the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu located?
Emperor Pachacuti commissioned Machu Picchu around 1450 as a royal estate high in the Andes.
Why did the Inca build stone terraces on steep mountain slopes?
Terraces turned erosion-prone slopes into farmland for maize, potatoes, and other Andean crops.
How did the Inca deliver messages across their vast Andean road network?
Trained chasqui runners relayed messages between roadside post houses that dotted the empire's highways.
How did the Inca record numbers and accounts without a written language?
Quipus encoded data in knots and colored strings, tracking crops, animals, and people across the empire.