Which aspect of Inca culture continues to the present day?

• Most South American architecture is still in traditional Inca style.
• Cars still drove over old Inca roads and bridges.
• Most South Americans still practice the Inca religion.
• Millions of people still speak the Quechua language.

What would the Incas do if they wanted a smaller tribe to join their empire?

• Offer them power and riches if they joined peacefully.
• Invade them immediately with their large army.
• Assassinate their chief.
• Kidnap the chief's children.

Why were roads and bridges so important to the Inca empire?  Choose the best answer.

• They made it easier for messengers, soldiers, and tradesmen to move across large areas.
• They served as examples of the empire's wealth, inspiring awe in newly conquered people.
• Their construction provided important jobs for the empire's citizens.
• They allowed horses to easily cross the Andes Mountains for the first time.

What was unique about Inca architecture?

• It featured perfectly spherical domes.
• The temples were taller than the Egyptian pyramids.
• Most structures were built from petrified wood.
• The stones were cut so they could fit together perfectly.

How did Incas protect against famine and poor harvests?

• by raising and slaughtering cattle (...gross)
• by performing religious ceremonies
• by storing large quantities of surplus food
• by saving water in enormous stone tanks

How was the Inca tax system different from ours?

• The Incas paid taxes in labor; we pay taxes with money
• The Inca empire's tax system changed every few years; ours is constant
• The Incas paid taxes in cloth and grain; we pay taxes with money
• The Inca empire had no tax system; we do

What is the significance of the llama within Incan society?

• They were the Incas' main source of food
• The Incas worshipped them as gods
• The Incas rode on their backs
• The Incas used them to transport goods through their empire

tribe that lived in houses made from earth in the Plateau region. They fished, hunted and  gathered berries.

• Inuit
• Pawnee
• Nez Perce
• Kwakiutl

An area of high of land that is mostly flat  on top.

• natural resources
• harpoon
• plateau
• great plains

The tribe that lives igloos in the arctic, they fished and hunted  for food. 

• Inuit
• Hopi
• Pawnee
• Nez Perce