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What was the most important food of the Inca?
What was the most important food of the Inca?
The potato
What process did the Incas use to preserve potatoes?
What process did the Incas use to preserve potatoes?
Freeze-drying, by freezing the potatoes, trampling them to squeeze out the water, and then drying them in the sunlight
What was the other important crop of the Incas besides potatoes?
What was the other important crop of the Incas besides potatoes?
Corn
What was the name of the dried potatoes used by the Incas?
What was the name of the dried potatoes used by the Incas?
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Why did the Incas create flat step-like terraces in the mountains?
Why did the Incas create flat step-like terraces in the mountains?
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How many varieties of potatoes did the Incas use for farming?
How many varieties of potatoes did the Incas use for farming?
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