Flashcard Topic 4.2 (Inca)/Spanish

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La capital del Imperio Inca era ____

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Cuzco

Answer explanation

The capital city of the Inca Empire was Cuzco, known for its historical significance and as a central hub of Inca culture and administration.

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¿Cuál era otro nombre para el emperador del imperio Inca?

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Sapa Inca

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'Sapa Inca', which means 'the only Inca' and refers to the emperor of the Inca Empire. Other options like Inti (the sun god), Montezuma (an Aztec leader), and Pharaoh (Egyptian ruler) are incorrect.

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Las estructuras construidas por los Nazca para transportar agua de un lugar a otro se llaman _____.

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puquios

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'puquios', which are ancient aqueducts built by the Nazca civilization to transport water across their arid landscape, essential for agriculture and survival.

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¿Qué animal usaban los incas para transporte, ropa y carne?

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llamas

Answer explanation

The Inca civilization primarily used llamas for transportation due to their ability to carry heavy loads in mountainous terrain. Additionally, llamas provided wool for clothing and were a source of meat, making them essential to Inca life.

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____ era un sistema utilizado por los incas, que consistía en cuerdas y nudos que codificaban información. La disposición específica de los nudos, sus colores y el espaciado transmitían diferentes significados, haciendo del quipu una forma única de comunicación.

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Quipu

Answer explanation

Quipu was a system used by the Inca, consisting of strings and knots that encoded information. The specific arrangement of knots, their colors, and spacing all conveyed different meanings, making quipu a unique form of communication.

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¿Qué color representa dónde estaba la civilización inca?

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verde

Answer explanation

The Inca civilization was primarily located in the Andean region of South America, which is often represented in maps as green, symbolizing the lush landscapes and agricultural areas they inhabited.

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¿En qué dirección corrían generalmente las carreteras más largas del Imperio Inca?

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Norte y Sur

Answer explanation

The longest roads in the Inca Empire primarily ran north and south, connecting various regions and facilitating trade and communication across the vast territory.

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El cultivo alimentario inca más importante que los mayas o los aztecas desconocían; y el resto del mundo fuera de Sudamérica.

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Papas

Answer explanation

The most important Incan food crop is potatoes, which were unknown to the Maya and Aztecs. This crop is eight letters long, making 'potatoes' the correct answer.

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¿Qué sistema de cultivo desarrollaron los incas para cultivar en las montañas?

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Agricultura en terrazas

Answer explanation

The Inca developed terrace farming to adapt to the mountainous terrain. This method involved creating flat areas on the slopes, allowing them to cultivate crops effectively despite the steep landscape.

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¿Por qué el comercio no era una parte importante de la economía de los incas?

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La gente no tenía nada que comerciar porque solo el emperador poseía propiedades

Answer explanation

The correct answer is that people had nothing to trade because only the emperor owned property. This centralized ownership limited the ability of ordinary people to engage in trade, making it less significant in the Inca economy.