Incas Review

What event took place soon before the Spaniards arrived and led to the fall of the IncaWhat event took place soon before the Spaniards arrived and led to the fall of the Inca Empire? Empire?

• a devastating earthquake
• a drought that caused a terrible famine
• a civil war
• an outbreak of smallpox

Why was the Inca road system important?

• The roads connected all parts of the empire.
• The roads all led to Machu Picchu.
• The roads were used as part of religious ceremonies.
• The roads formed a ring around Cuzco.

Which of the following accurately describes Inca achievements?

• Inca scholars developed an elaborate writing system.
• The stonecutting for buildings was so precise that no cement was needed.
• Inca builders learned how to build temples from the Spanish conquistadors.
• Farmers created floating gardens to grow crops.

The Inca forced the children of conquered leaders to

• become slaves.
• travel to the capital to learn about Inca ways.
• leave the empire and never return.
• swear allegiance to the Inca.

Inca society was

• divided into two main social classes.
• based on a system of equality.
• divided into four social classes.
• based on many levels of nobility and slavery.

Quipus were

• panels of fine stonework.
• knotted cords used to keep records.
• taxes demanded by the conquistadors.
• taxes paid in the form of labor.

The conquistadors who attacked the Incas were led by

• Hernan Cortes.
• Francisco Pizarro.
• Sieur de la Salle.
• Moctecezuma II.

After the Inca emperor’s death

• the emperor’s brother took the throne.
• the Spanish took gold and silver and left the Americas.
• many Incas continued to fight.
• the Aztecs took over the Inca territory.

The Inca believed magical powers belonged to some

• holy priests.
• mountaintops, rocks, and springs.
• pyramids and temples.
• warriors.

Atahualpa tried to win his freedom

• by escaping in the middle of the night.
• by asking his people to fill a room with gold and silver.
• by accepting the Catholic religion.
• by agreeing to fight on the side of the Spanish.