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) They allowed horses to cross the mountains.
C) Their construction provided jobs for citizens.
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 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 rode on their backs.
B) The Incas worshipped them like gods.
C) The Incas used them to transport goods along the rough mountain terrain.
D) They were the Incas main source of food.
  • 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 tax system changed frequently; ours is consistent.
C) The Incas paid taxes in cloth and grain; we pay taxes with money.
D) The Incas had no tax system.
  • 5. What was unique about Incan architecture?
A) Most structures were made of petrified wood.
B) The temples were taller than Egyptian pyramids.
C) The stones were cut so they fit together perfectly.
D) It featured perfectly spherical domes.
  • 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) A type of llama.
B) The title of a Incan emperor.
C) The Incan language that was not written.
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 placed their bodies in wooden tombs.
B) They built pyramids for them.
C) They mummified them.
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) conquistador
B) Sapa Inca
C) Macchu Picchu
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) aquaduct farming
B) slope farming
C) mechanical farming
D) Terrace farming
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