Inca Flashcards

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Continent Incas were on

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South America

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Present Day (modern) country where the Incas were located

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Peru

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Type of environment the Incas lived in...rainforest, desert, forest, mountains

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Mountains

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How did the Inca adapt the land so they could farm?

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Terrace farming- steps made on the side of the mountain for farming

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What two animals did the Inca domesticate to help them?

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lllamas and alpacas

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What is the name of the mountain top city that is called the "Lost City" because the Spanish never found it?

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Machu Picchu

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What was the Inca's greatest engineering achievement?

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Road system- over 15,000 miles. Included rope bridges

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What was very impressive about how they made buildings?

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Stone work did not use cement. Stones fit together perfectly.

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Cuzco was the name of what?

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The Inca's capital city

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Quechua was the language of the Incas. What is a fact about it?

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It was not written - only spoken.