Inca quiz

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

A) They allowed horses to cross the mountains.
B) They made it easier for messengers, soldiers, and tradesmen to across large distances.
C) They served as examples of the empires wealth.
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 raising and slaughtering cattle.
C) By performing religious ceremonies.
D) By storing surplus food in storehouses along the length of the empire.

3. What is the significance of the llama to the Inca?

A) The Incas worshipped them like gods.
B) They were the Incas main source of food.
C) The Incas used them to transport goods along the rough mountain terrain.
D) The Incas rode on their backs.

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 cloth and grain; we pay taxes with money.
C) The Incas had no tax system.
D) The Incas paid taxes in labor; we pay taxes in money.

5. What was unique about Incan architecture?

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

6. Which is the meaning of quipu?

A) The language spoken by the Inca.
B) A natural resource used to make bridges.
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) A type of llama.
C) A communication tool used to keep count of population and supplies.
D) The title of a Incan emperor.

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

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

9. Which of the following is a similarity between how the Inca and Egyptians buried their dead.

A) They scattered their ashes.
B) They placed their bodies in wooden tombs.
C) They built pyramids for them.
D) They mummified them.

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 Incan emperor's title.
D) The language the Inca spoke.

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

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

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