What contributions did Inca culture make?

• A. Built large pyramids and temples.
• B. They domesticated horses and cattle.
• C. Made beautiful textiles, domesticated llamas and alpacas, and used coca plant.
• D. Developed a writing system similar to cuneiform.

Answer: (C)

Inca culture is best understood through three enduring contributions: sophisticated textiles, the domestication of llamas and alpacas, and the use of coca leaves. The weaving tradition produced textiles renowned for their beauty, complexity, and usefulness in trade and social hierarchy across the empire. Llamas and alpacas provided crucial labor, wool, meat, and means of transport in the rugged Andean terrain, shaping daily life and the economy. Coca leaves held cultural significance and practical value, offering energy and medicinal properties at high altitudes and featuring in ceremonial rituals. These elements together reflect how the Inca adapted to their environment and organized production around essential goods. They did not build large pyramids and temples like some other civilizations; horses and cattle were not domesticated by the Inca, since those animals were brought by Europeans; and they did not develop a writing system akin to cuneiform, instead using quipu for record-keeping.