Inca quiz

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

A) They served as examples of the empires wealth.
B) They allowed horses to cross the mountains.
C) They made it easier for messengers, soldiers, and tradesmen to across large distances.
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) They were the Incas main source of food.
B) The Incas worshipped them like gods.
C) The Incas rode on their backs.
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 tax system changed frequently; ours is consistent.
B) The Incas paid taxes in labor; we pay taxes in money.
C) The Incas had no tax system.
D) The Incas paid taxes in cloth and grain; we pay taxes with money.

5. What was unique about Incan architecture?

A) The temples were taller than Egyptian pyramids.
B) It featured perfectly spherical domes.
C) The stones were cut so they fit together perfectly.
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 tool used in warfare.
D) A communication tool used to keep count of population and supplies.

7. Which is the meaning of quechua?

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

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

A) Himalayas
B) Amazon
C) Andes
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 mummified them.
C) They scattered their ashes.
D) They built pyramids for them.

10. Which is the meaning of Sapa Inca?

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

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

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

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) slope farming
C) Terrace farming
D) mechanical farming

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