Inca quiz

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

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

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 storing water in large stone tanks.
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 tax system changed frequently; ours is consistent.
C) The Incas paid taxes in labor; we pay taxes in money.
D) The Incas paid taxes in cloth and grain; we pay taxes with 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) The language spoken by the Inca.
C) A natural resource used to make bridges.
D) A communication tool used to keep count of population and supplies.

7. Which is the meaning of quechua?

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

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

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

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 built pyramids for them.
C) They mummified them.
D) They scattered their ashes.

10. Which is the meaning of Sapa Inca?

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

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

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