Inca quiz - Skyndipróf

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

5. What was unique about Incan architecture?

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

6. Which is the meaning of quipu?

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

7. Which is the meaning of quechua?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Which is the meaning of Sapa Inca?

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

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

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

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

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