Administrative systems Questionbank

Information from records allows rulers to see and respond to local problems with specific policies.

Records are kept to hide the ruler's true intentions from the public.

Records are used only to document history for future generations.

Bureaucracies avoid records to maintain flexibility in decision-making.

The Inca qullqas stored textiles and weapons, while Roman horrea stored goods like wine, olive oil, and clothing

The Roman horrea only stored grain, while Inca qullqas only stored weapons

There were no differences, as both systems exclusively stored root crops for famine relief

Roman horrea were built along roads, while Inca qullqas were located only in the capital city

Small states require more complex bureaucracy than large empires due to resource scarcity

As territory and population grow, the state requires more reliable systems for information and control

The larger an empire becomes, the less it needs to rely on standardized legal frameworks

Scale reduces the need for infrastructure because resources become more localized

Because larger empires are always more democratic than smaller ones

Because increasing size requires more complex systems for information and control

Because smaller states do not need any form of taxation to function

Because geographic distance makes central administration completely irrelevant

industrialization

redistribution

isolationism

coercion

horrea

tribute

Annona

qullqa

It forced all regions to produce the same goods to ensure total self-sufficiency

It prohibited regions from sharing goods with one another to maintain local control

It required communities to give their products to the state for centralized storage and allocation

It allowed regions to trade freely in open markets

To act as markets where citizens could buy and sell textiles

To serve as religious temples for sun worship

To store and redistribute goods like grain and weapons across the empire

To provide fortified housing for the emperor's family

By ensuring that all citizens speak the same language as the ruler

By enabling the movement of officials and the flow of information from distant regions

By allowing the ruler to ignore local officials and govern alone

By eliminating the need for a legal system or courts

They refer to secret police forces that enforce laws covertly

They consist of mechanical inventions used primarily for agriculture

They are hidden from the public to prevent potential rebellions

They are the underlying structures that make governance and resource collection possible