All about the Incas

Multiple Choice

Which of the following achievements is NOT associated with the Incas?

• Building roads and bridges

• Developing a postal service

• Inventing the wheel

• Performing brain surgeries

Open Ended

Why do you think the Inca civilization was able to build the largest empire of the native South American people?

Multiple Choice

How did the Incas expand their empire according to the map and text provided?

• By trading with neighboring tribes

• By forming alliances with other empires

• By conquering neighboring tribes and forcing them to work

• By migrating to new lands peacefully

Open Ended

Describe the differences in daily life between commoners and royals in the Inca Empire.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the Sapa Inca is correct?

• The Sapa Inca was elected by the people.

• The Sapa Inca was believed to be a god and owned everything in the empire.

• The Sapa Inca worked as a farmer.

• The Sapa Inca had no influence over the laws.

Multiple Select

Select all the features that were part of the Sapa Inca's attire and status.

• A hat made from gold and feathers

• Heavy earrings to stretch earlobes

• Clothes covered with jewels and embroidery

• Face covered with a translucent cloth

Multiple Choice

How did the Inca Empire ensure that only certain children attended school, and what skills did most commoner children learn instead?

• By creating an IQ test for royal children; commoners learned farming, cleaning, cooking, and sewing from their parents.

• By allowing all children to attend school; commoners learned reading and writing.

• By teaching only boys; commoners learned mathematics.

• By teaching only girls; commoners learned music.

Open Ended

Describe the significance of the sun god Inti in Inca religious practices and festivals.

Multiple Select

Which foods were commonly grown and eaten by the Incas? Select all that apply.

• Corn

• Potatoes

• Quinoa

• Avocados

Open Ended

Explain how the Spanish conquest contributed to the fall of the Inca Empire.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the Inca civilization is correct based on the images and facts provided?

• The Incas wrote stories using Quechua script.

• The Incas built their buildings using loosely fit stones.

• The Incas built over 18,000 miles of roads.

• The Incas considered round skulls beautiful.

Multiple Choice

What are some of the major achievements of the Inca civilization?

• They built roads and bridges, developed a postal service, performed brain surgeries, created their own calendar, and spoke Quechua.

• They invented the wheel and built pyramids.

• They discovered electricity and invented paper.

• They created the first democracy in South America.