Inca quiz

1. Why were roads and bridges so important to the Incan Empire?

A) They served as examples of the empires wealth.
B) They made it easier for messengers, soldiers, and tradesmen to across large distances.
C) They allowed horses to cross the mountains.
D) Their construction provided jobs for citizens.

2. How did the Incas protect against famine and poor harvests?

A) By performing religious ceremonies.
B) By storing surplus food in storehouses along the length of the empire.
C) By raising and slaughtering cattle.
D) By storing water in large stone tanks.

3. What is the significance of the llama to the Inca?

A) They were the Incas main source of food.
B) The Incas used them to transport goods along the rough mountain terrain.
C) The Incas worshipped them like gods.
D) The Incas rode on their backs.

4. How was the Inca tax system different than ours?

A) The Incas paid taxes in cloth and grain; we pay taxes with money.
B) The Incas tax system changed frequently; ours is consistent.
C) The Incas had no tax system.
D) The Incas paid taxes in labor; we pay taxes in money.

5. What was unique about Incan architecture?

A) The stones were cut so they fit together perfectly.
B) It featured perfectly spherical domes.
C) Most structures were made of petrified wood.
D) The temples were taller than Egyptian pyramids.

6. Which is the meaning of quipu?

A) A tool used in warfare.
B) A communication tool used to keep count of population and supplies.
C) A natural resource used to make bridges.
D) The language spoken by the Inca.

7. Which is the meaning of quechua?

A) The title of a Incan emperor.
B) The Incan language that was not written.
C) A communication tool used to keep count of population and supplies.
D) A type of llama.

8. The mountain range where the Inca made their homes.

A) Kilimanjaro
B) Andes
C) Himalayas
D) Amazon

9. Which of the following is a similarity between how the Inca and Egyptians buried their dead.

A) They mummified them.
B) They placed their bodies in wooden tombs.
C) They built pyramids for them.
D) They scattered their ashes.

10. Which is the meaning of Sapa Inca?

A) The name of their sun god.
B) The Incan emperor's title.
C) The language the Inca spoke.
D) A place high in the mountains that was undiscovered until 1911.

11. Which of the following is a Spanish soldier that caused the demise of the Inca?

A) Pachacuti
B) Macchu Picchu
C) conquistador
D) Sapa Inca

12. A way in which the Inca modified their environment to prevent erosion and contain water to irrigate crops grown on the slope of a mountain.

A) Terrace farming
B) slope farming
C) aquaduct farming
D) mechanical farming

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