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 surplus food in storehouses along the length of the empire.
B) By raising and slaughtering cattle.
C) By performing religious ceremonies.
D) By storing water in large stone tanks.

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

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

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

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

10. Which is the meaning of Sapa Inca?

A) The Incan emperor's title.
B) The name of their sun god.
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) Pachacuti
B) conquistador
C) Sapa Inca
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) mechanical farming
D) Terrace farming

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