The Incas

Here are two facts about the Inca empire:

*It stretched about 2,500 miles.

*It didn't have a written language.

These facts explain why the Incas:

• Had legends about their origins

• Used runners to carry messages

• Conquered many other groups

• Built their capital in the mountains

A set of strings tied into knots, called a quipu, was an aide for:

• finding the best route

• catching fish in the river

• remembering information

• Understanding the calendar

Much of the land that was once the Inca empire is in which countries today?

• Peru and Ecuador

• Mexico and Guatemala

• Brazil and Paraguay

• Venezuela and Columbia

The most important crop was unknown to the Aztecs or Mayas. This Incan crop was:

• Corn

• squash

• peppers

• potatoes

What were two ideas that the Incas developed from the Moches and the Chimus?

• Central markets and the wheel

• Well built cities and Irrigation methods

• New gods and different foods

• Pyramids and woven cloth

The capital city of the Inca 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

• Their history books were hidden in Machu Picchu

What system of farming did the Inca develop in order to farm in the mountains?

• Chinampas

• Irrigation

• Aqueducts

• Terrace Farming

How did the Incas develop such a large empire?

• They bought the land around them

• They made a deal with tribes to either join the Incas and make their lives better or go into battle

• Just stole the land from others

• They just showed up and started building

How did the Incas manage to communicate even though their empire was so big?

• They had a pony express

• They used pigeons to deliver things

• People could just do whatever in their own area of the empire

• They used the road system and messengers