Notes: Inca

Multiple Choice

Which region on the map was primarily inhabited by the Inca civilization?

• Central America

• Northern Mexico

• Andean South America

• Eastern United States

Multiple Choice

The "mother culture" in Peru was...

• Chavín civilization
• Moche civilization
• Inca Empire
• Nazca culture

Multiple Select

Which of the following were achievements of the Nazca culture?

• Irrigation systems

• Pottery

• Textiles

• Earth mounds

Multiple Select

What factors contributed to the preservation of the Nazca lines for over a thousand years?

• Little erosion in the region

• Frequent rainfall

• Flat and stony ground

• Dense vegetation

Multiple Choice

Which civilization was located in the region of present-day Peru, as shown on the map?

• Olmec

• Moche

• Maya

• Aztec

Multiple Select

Which of the following were key features of the Inca Empire under Pachacuti?

• Controlled how people lived through extended family

• Construction of 14,000 miles of roads

• Practice of democracy

• Required labor for the government

Multiple Choice

True or False: The Inca had a written language

• False
• True

Multiple Choice

The Inca used colored strings and knots called ___ for counting and record keeping.

• knotu
• tupu
• quipi
• quipu

Multiple Choice

The Inca used _____farming.

• row
• field
• terrace
• plot

Multiple Choice

Mamakuna or "virgins of the Sun," helped with important ceremonies. You can infer that ________ was an important God.

• the Sun God
• the Water Deity
• the Earth Spirit
• the Moon Goddess

Multiple Choice

The most famous archaeological site left behind from the Incan Empire is....

• Ollantaytambo
• Machu Picchu
• Sacsayhuamán
• Nazca Lines

Multiple Choice

What was one major factor that contributed to the decline of the Inca Empire?

• Drought

• Civil war

• Invasion by the Aztecs

• Famine