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

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

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

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

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

5. What was unique about Incan architecture?

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

6. Which is the meaning of quipu?

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

7. Which is the meaning of quechua?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Which is the meaning of Sapa Inca?

A) The name of their sun god.
B) The language the Inca spoke.
C) The Incan emperor's title.
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) conquistador
B) Sapa Inca
C) Macchu Picchu
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) slope farming
B) Terrace farming
C) aquaduct farming
D) mechanical farming

Alunos que fizeram este teste também fizeram :

Mayan civilization
Aztec quiz
Quiz: ancient greece

Criado com That Quiz — a página para criar testes de Matemática e de outras áreas.