The Incas

The Incas

Pg. 218

The Last Native Empire

The Incan empire was located in

western South America.

Over which
environments did the
Incan Empire extend?

Map Skills

Multiple Choice

In which part of South America was the Incan Empire located?

• in the south

• in the north

• in the east

• in the west

Multiple Choice

Which geographic feature greatly affected travel in the Incan Empire?

• the Valley of Mexico

• the Andes Mountains

• the Yucatan Peninsula

• the Caribbean Sea

Children of the Sun

Cuzco - the capital of

the Incan empire,
where the emperor

lived

Add Cuzco to your map of Latin
America. Use the map on page
219.

Open Ended

How did the Incas communicate with different parts of their empire? Write in complete sentences.

emperor - absolute ruler, in
Incan culture someone
descended from the sun

Governing the Empire

How did local officials
control people’s lives?

Why did the Incas have
a certain degree of
security under right
government control?

Open Ended

Why did the Incas have a certain degree of security under tight government control? Write in complete sentences.

Farming Technology

What were the main
crops of the Incas?

irrigation -
watering of dry
land by means of
streams, canals, or
pipes

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of irrigation?

• to bring water to dry land

• to farm on the sides of hills

• to keep wet land dry

• to move to a new country

Why were

llamas useful
to the Incas?

terraces - raised,
level fields similar

to steps that

provided more flat
land for farming in a

rugged area

Multiple Choice

Why did the Incas use terracing?

• to bring water to dry land

• to make it easier to climb mountains

• as a form of transportation for their runners

• so that they could farm on the sides of hills

The Incan Specialists

Machu Picchu (add
to map) - city high
in the Andes, and

incredible

engineering feat of

the Incas

Why are the Incas admired as

master builders?

Which specialized jobs did the Incas have at

the height of their civilization?

A Dramatic Change

In 1526, the war resulting from a
conflict between a dead emperor’s
two sons left the Incan empire greatly
weakened.

Diagram Skills (pg. 220)

​Some text here about the topic of discussion.

Multiple Choice

How did the use of terraces help the Incas to raise plentiful crops in a cry climate?

• They allowed them to travel among the fields.

• They were a system build to allow water to reach dry land.

• The terraces helped to catch and hold rainfall.

In which part of

South America was

the Incan Empire

located?

Why did the Incas
build an extensive
network of roads?

How did the Incas
adapt their farming
techniques to their

environment?