Incan Quizziz

An archaeologist is a person who studies

• the history of the earth through rocks and rock formations

• things from the past that have been left behind

• stars, planets and galaxies

• studies weather and climate

Where did the Incas settle as an empire?

• the desert on the southern side of South America

• in the plains on the northern side of North America

• in the mountains on the western side of South America

• in the mountains on the western side of North America

The Incan Empire grew so much at one point its population was

• 100,000 people

• 1 million people

• 12 million people

• 120 million people

Why did Spanish explorers come to South America?

• They wanted to conquer more lands

• They were looking for plants to cure diseases

• They were running away from a terrible life

• They were looking for gold

How did the Incas record their history?

• Youtube

• Hieroglyphics

• Secret codes that we still haven't figured out

• Stories passed from father to son

Hiram Bingham came to Peru to find

• gold for his wife.

• the ruins of the capital of the Incan Empire.

• skeletal remains of the Incas.

• llamas.

How long had the ruins of the capital city of the Incan Empire been empty before Bingham saw the place for the first time?

• 24 hours

• never

• 50 years

• more than 400 years