1) They offered human sacrifices as a special offering to the gods. [1]
Questions after this are startin' to get bizarre... I mean, THREE mark questions? Hmm. Whadeva.
2) Because children were regarded as wholesome and untainted [1], a sacrificed child was believed to have been so revered [1] that he/she would be regarded as a god. [1]
3) The mountain's effect was immediate and direct. [1] The mountains could kill with avalanche, rockfall, lightning, blizzard, or wind; [1] or they could bless the people with rain filled clouds. [1]
4) This would make their ascent to the mountains easier and less dangerous [1], and the physical environment more hospitable to human activity. [1]
5) It suggests that the Inca empire was large and far-flung. [1] I really liked this question! Such a great inference question. :)
6) People living near Llullaillaco believed the mountain controlled weather [1] as well as the fertility of the animals and abundance of crops [1] in the region.
7) This was a way to include these mountain gods into the country's faith, [1] thereby giving themselves increased rule over the distant, remote people they ruled. [1]
8) It suggests that they were capable of violence/were violent people. [1]
9) The children were probably in an intoxicated daze [1] and they could probably have frozen to death. [1]
10) She felt that she could not be more honoured than by the feasts which they celebrated for her in Cuzco. [1]
11) They were meant as sacrifices to the gods [1] and thus had to be physically perfect to attain the favour of the gods. [1]
12)
a) accompanied - escorted
b) attended - accompanied (Hehehhe....tricky...)
c) reportedly - allegedly
d) benign - gentle
e) intricate - detailed
f) elaborate - complicated
g) ultimate - supreme
All the best my darlinks! You guys can do it! Oh yea, I've just calculated your CA2 marks, and frankly, I am....... HAPPY! :D
