Inca quiz

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

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

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 raising and slaughtering cattle.
D) By performing religious ceremonies.

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 worshipped them like gods.
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 labor; we pay taxes in money.
C) The Incas paid taxes in cloth and grain; we pay taxes with money.
D) The Incas tax system changed frequently; ours is consistent.

5. What was unique about Incan architecture?

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

6. Which is the meaning of quipu?

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

7. Which is the meaning of quechua?

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

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

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

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 mummified them.
C) They scattered their ashes.
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) Macchu Picchu
B) Sapa Inca
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) mechanical farming
B) aquaduct farming
C) slope farming
D) Terrace farming

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