Inca quiz

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

A) They served as examples of the empires wealth.
B) Their construction provided jobs for citizens.
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 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) The Incas used them to transport goods along the rough mountain terrain.
B) The Incas rode on their backs.
C) They were the Incas main source of food.
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 had no tax system.
C) The Incas tax system changed frequently; ours is consistent.
D) The Incas paid taxes in cloth and grain; we pay taxes with money.

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) The temples were taller than Egyptian pyramids.
D) It featured perfectly spherical domes.

6. Which is the meaning of quipu?

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

7. Which is the meaning of quechua?

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

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

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

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 placed their bodies in wooden tombs.
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 name of their sun god.
C) The language the Inca spoke.
D) The Incan emperor's title.

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

A) Macchu Picchu
B) Pachacuti
C) Sapa Inca
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) Terrace farming
B) aquaduct farming
C) mechanical farming
D) slope farming

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