Incas

Incas

Areas of Study

Multiple Choice

What was the set of colored strings and knots called that the Incas used to communicate?

• crochet
• quipu
• quill

Multiple Choice

The language of the Inca __________ was not written but used strings and knots to keep records

• French
• Spanish
• Latin
• Quechua

Multiple Choice

The Inca emperor __________ was captured and held ransom for a room full of gold.

• Montezuma II
• Atahualpa
• Cortez
• Pizarro

Multiple Choice

The Spanish conqueror of the Inca was

• Jose Canseco
• Francisco Pizarro
• Diego Vasquez
• Fidel Castro

Multiple Choice

The modern day county where the Inca civilization was centered is

• Peru
• Mexico
• China
• Brazil

Multiple Choice

The Spanish word for conqueror is

• soldierdor
• conquistrador
• warrior
• luchador

Multiple Choice

What kind of farming technique did the Incans use in the Mountains?

• crop rotation

• terraces (staircase)

• raised-earth platforms

• they didn't

Multiple Choice

Where did the Incas live?

• Western South America
• Eastern North America
• Eastern South America
• Western North America

Multiple Choice

What happened when a tribe became part of the Inca Empire?

• The men of the tribe were only allowed to marry Inca women.

• The tribe had to abandon its own religion and only worship Incan gods.

• The tribe had to adopt the ways of the Incas

• The children of the tribe were taken away to be raised by Incans.

Multiple Choice

The most important god to the Incas was

• Viracocha, the creator of the world.

• Inti, the sun god and god of agriculture.

• Mama Cocha, the goddess of the sea.

• Illapu, the weather god and rain giver.

Multiple Choice

Families in the Inca Empire belonged to larger clans called

• quipus.

• chasquis.

• ayllus.

• oracles.

Multiple Choice

How did the government help those who were in need?

• It kept distributing food to those who did not have enough.

• It required commoners to work as caretakers of the elderly.

• It set up hospitals to provide medical care for the sick

• It provided road-building jobs to the unemployed.

Multiple Choice

Around 1200 C.E., the Incas first settled their capital city, which they called

• Yupanqui

• Chancas.

• Pachacuti.

• Cuzco.

Multiple Choice

How did the Incas manage such a remote empire?

• They had a pony express

• They used pigeons to deliver things

• People could just do whatever in their own area of the empire

• They used the road system and messengers

Multiple Choice

How did the Incas manage to get such a large empire?

• They bought the land around them

• They made a deal with tribes to either better their lives or go to battle

• Just stole the land from others

• They just showed up and started building

Multiple Choice

Who got the remaining third of an ayllu’s crops?

• conquered armies

• needy neighbors

• the Sapa Inca

• Local Leader

Multiple Choice

After the Incas conquered a new area, why were local leaders and their sons brought to Cuzco?

• A.to get sacred objects back

• to tell the emperor their concerns

• to be sacrificed to the sun god

• to learn Incan law and language

Multiple Choice

Two people who belonged to the same ayllu might often

• obey different leaders

• live in different regions

• work at different tasks

• speak different languages.

Multiple Choice

The most important Incan food crop was unknown to the Mayas or Aztecs. This Incan crop was

• Corn

• Potatoes

• Squash

• Peppers

Multiple Choice

What did the Incas create to hold their empire together?

• a network of roads

• a central market

• a school for sons of commoners

• a flock of trained pigeons

Multiple Choice

Much of the land that was once the Inca Empire is in which countries today?

• Peru and Ecuador

• Brazil and Paraguay

• Mexico and Guatemala

• Colombia and Venezuela

Multiple Choice

A set of strings tied into knots, called a quipu, was an aid for

• finding the best route

• remembering information

• catching fish in the river

• understanding the calendar