Inca part 1

The capital city of the Incan Empire was ____

• Machu Picchu
• Divining
• Cuzco
• Huacas

Why is so little known about the early history of the Incas?

• Aztecs took their books
• There was a bad fire
• They didn't have a system of writing
• Pizarro and the Spanish took and destroyed everything

What is a "set of strings with knots. The Number and size of the knots conveyed meaning to the Inca." 

• Quipus
• Aqueducts
• Hieroglyphics
• Ropes 

What system of farming did the Inca develop in order to farm in the mountains? (looks like stairs)

• Chinampas

• shovels

• crop tops

• Terracing

What are terraces?

• stair step land for farming 
• Bumpy land 
• Water
• I don't know 

Where did most of the Inca live? 

• Peru
• Brazil
• Argentina
• Venezuala 

Which Mountains did the Inca live in? 

• They did not live in the mountains 
• Andes 
• Rockys
• Himalayas

Did the Inca rule other people? 

• Yes 
• No

What is one of the policies of the Inca government that helped the Sapa control his empire?

• The emperor allowed citizens to independently own land, herds, and mines.

• The Sapa Inca allowed conquered people to maintain their own language and culture.

• The Inca nobles had complete autonomy from the emperor.

• The Sapa Inca imposed the Incan language and religion throughout the empire.

Incans built 19,000 miles of what?

• lines
• aqueducts 
• roads
• houses