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Inca quiz
Contributed by: Salema
  • 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 raising and slaughtering cattle.
D) By performing religious ceremonies.
  • 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 cloth and grain; we pay taxes with money.
B) The Incas paid taxes in labor; we pay taxes in money.
C) The Incas tax system changed frequently; ours is consistent.
D) The Incas had no tax system.
  • 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 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) The Incan language that was not written.
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) Andes
B) Kilimanjaro
C) Himalayas
D) Amazon
  • 9. Which of the following is a similarity between how the Inca and Egyptians buried their dead.
A) They mummified them.
B) They built pyramids for 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) 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) Pachacuti
C) Macchu Picchu
D) Sapa Inca
  • 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) slope farming
C) aquaduct farming
D) Terrace farming
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