Inca quiz

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) Their construction provided jobs for citizens.
C) They allowed horses to cross the mountains.
D) They served as examples of the empires wealth.

2. How did the Incas protect against famine and poor harvests?

A) By raising and slaughtering cattle.
B) By storing surplus food in storehouses along the length of the empire.
C) By storing water in large stone tanks.
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 used them to transport goods along the rough mountain terrain.
C) The Incas worshipped them like gods.
D) The Incas rode on their backs.

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

6. Which is the meaning of quipu?

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

7. Which is the meaning of quechua?

A) The Incan language that was not written.
B) The title of a Incan emperor.
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) Kilimanjaro
B) Himalayas
C) Amazon
D) Andes

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) 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) Sapa Inca
C) conquistador
D) Pachacuti

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) slope farming
B) Terrace farming
C) mechanical farming
D) aquaduct farming

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