Which outcome accelerated the failure of Inca agricultural terracing built upon unstable mountain slopes?

💡 Explanation

Slope instability, driven by internal deformation (creep), led to a gradual downslope movement of terrace structures because creep is the slow, permanent deformation under stress, rather than sudden failures or material property changes.

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