Unit 9 - The Inca

Select ALL the civilizations in Peru before the Inca.

• Chavin

• Aztec

• Maya

• Norte Chico

When did the Inca settle in Cuzco (a valley in Peru)?

• 1200 AD

• 900 BC

• between 2600 BC and 2000 BC

• 700 AD

Which one is true about the geography for the Inca?

• it was in the Andes Mountains

• the climate was rainy

• it was in the Himalayan Mountains

• it was in the rain forests of Mesoamerica

Select ALL of the agriculture that was important for the Inca.

• potatoes

• guinea pigs

• llamas / alpacas

• quinoa

What type of government did the Inca have?

• monarchy - the king was called the Inca

• direct democracy - the people made all the decisions

• representative democracy - the people elected representatives to make decisions

• city-states - each city had its own monarchy

Select ALL of the important public work projects by the Inca.

• roads to connect their empire

• temples and cities in mountains (like Machu Picchu)

• irrigation and terrace farming

• huge stone heads

Which one describes the religion of the Inca?

• monotheistic - one god named Yahweh

• monotheistic - one god named Maxfield

• polytheistic - many gods representing nature

• polytheistic - many gods representing Pokemon

Which one describes the Inca's skill in art and architecture?

• great with stone, making textiles, and using gold

• made silk, built with wood, and used iron

• made metal weapons, built ziggurats, and built huge walls

• created porcelain, built with wood and mud, and painted frescoes

Which one describes the Inca's writing system?

• used complex pictographs

• created an alphabet

• no writing - used ropes with knots (quipus)

• used cuneiform

Why did the Inca empire fall?

• conquered by Spanish in 1532

• conquered by the Quechua in 1532

• conquered by the Aztec in 1521

• no one knows why - they just disappeared