Inca quiz

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

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

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

A) By raising and slaughtering cattle.
B) By storing surplus food in storehouses along the length of the empire.
C) By performing religious ceremonies.
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 rode on their backs.
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 had no tax system.
D) The Incas tax system changed frequently; ours is consistent.

5. What was unique about Incan architecture?

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

6. Which is the meaning of quipu?

A) The language spoken by the Inca.
B) A natural resource used to make bridges.
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) Kilimanjaro
C) Amazon
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 mummified them.
C) They built pyramids for them.
D) They placed their bodies in wooden tombs.

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) Sapa Inca
B) Macchu Picchu
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) slope farming
D) mechanical farming

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