Incan Technology

What important technology did the Inca NOT develop?

• Iron

• Writing

• Wheel for transport

• All of the above

• None of the above

Which of the following was not a reason the Inca built an advanced network of roads?

• For communication

• For commoners to travel

• For the transport of goods

• For moving army troops

What was ‘chaski’ in the Inca empire?

• A priest who worked in the temple

• A scientist who studies the stars

• A runner who carried messages

• An inspector who made sure people payed their taxes

• A person who constructed the roads

what material did the Inca use in making most of their roads

• Stone

• Dirt

• Gravel

• Asphalt

what was a quipu?

• a way of communicating using a series of strings tied with knots

• An irrigation tool used for moving water

• A tool used to cut stone for buildings

• A fast young man who ran the roads carrying messages

True or False: The Inca used the sun and the stars to calculate days of their calculator.

• True

• False

What did the Inca build in order to carry fresh water into the city?

• Aqueducts

• Water trucks

• Quipus

• Huacos

Around how many miles could a message travel in a day using te Inca communications system?

• 10 miles

• 250 miles

• 50 miles

• 10 miles

Which of the following did the Inca use to help them with their crops?

• Irrigation techniques

• Iron tools

• Beasts of burden

• All of the above

• None of the above

Was clothing an important aspect in inca invent?

• Yes

• No