Inca quiz

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) Their construction provided jobs for citizens.
D) They served as examples of the empires wealth.

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

A) By performing religious ceremonies.
B) By raising and slaughtering cattle.
C) By storing water in large stone tanks.
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 worshipped them like gods.
B) The Incas rode on their backs.
C) The Incas used them to transport goods along the rough mountain terrain.
D) They were the Incas main source of food.

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

5. What was unique about Incan architecture?

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

6. Which is the meaning of quipu?

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

7. Which is the meaning of quechua?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Which is the meaning of Sapa Inca?

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

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

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

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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