Empires: Administration Practice Test

The Inca Empire governed without a written alphabet but used quipu knotted cords to record tribute obligations, population counts, and storehouse inventories. Officials organized labor through the mita, requiring communities to provide rotating workers for roads, terraces, and state projects. A network of roads and relay runners connected provincial centers to Cuzco. Which statement best explains how Inca administration maintained control over a vast Andean territory?

The Tang dynasty expanded China’s civil service examinations and used a merit-based ideal to recruit administrators, even while aristocratic families retained influence. The dynasty divided territory into administrative units and relied on Confucian-trained officials to implement law and taxation. Which broader trend in imperial administration is best represented by the Tang examination system?