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Inca quiz
Contributed by: Salema
  • 1. Why were roads and bridges so important to the Incan Empire?
A) They served as examples of the empires wealth.
B) They allowed horses to cross the mountains.
C) Their construction provided jobs for citizens.
D) They made it easier for messengers, soldiers, and tradesmen to across large distances.
  • 2. How did the Incas protect against famine and poor harvests?
A) By performing religious ceremonies.
B) By storing water in large stone tanks.
C) By raising and slaughtering cattle.
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) They were the Incas main source of food.
B) The Incas used them to transport goods along the rough mountain terrain.
C) The Incas rode on their backs.
D) The Incas worshipped them like gods.
  • 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) The stones were cut so they fit together perfectly.
B) It featured perfectly spherical domes.
C) Most structures were made of petrified wood.
D) The temples were taller than Egyptian pyramids.
  • 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) A type of llama.
B) The Incan language that was not written.
C) The title of a Incan emperor.
D) A communication tool used to keep count of population and supplies.
  • 8. The mountain range where the Inca made their homes.
A) Andes
B) Kilimanjaro
C) Amazon
D) Himalayas
  • 9. Which of the following is a similarity between how the Inca and Egyptians buried their dead.
A) They scattered their ashes.
B) They built pyramids for them.
C) They placed their bodies in wooden tombs.
D) They mummified them.
  • 10. Which is the meaning of Sapa Inca?
A) The Incan emperor's title.
B) The name of their sun god.
C) A place high in the mountains that was undiscovered until 1911.
D) The language the Inca spoke.
  • 11. Which of the following is a Spanish soldier that caused the demise of the Inca?
A) conquistador
B) Macchu Picchu
C) Sapa Inca
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) Terrace farming
B) mechanical farming
C) aquaduct farming
D) slope farming
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