After conquering Peru, the Spanish built a church and monastery on the foundations of an Inca structure. What was that structure, and why did they build on it?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: They built on the foundations of the Inca Temple of the Sun, where the Incas gathered to worship their sun god. By building a church over it, the Spanish emphasized Christian control of the native site.

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a. sonata form b. fugue c. minuet d. rondo

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nineteenth?century music.

a. true b. false

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