The Inca

The Inca were located in...

• North America

• South America

• Europe

• Asia

The Inca existed at the same time as the...

• Aztec

• Maya

The Inca civilization was at its strongest in the years...

• 300-900 C.E.

• 1200-1400 C. E.

• 1400-early 1500s C. E.

• late 1500s-1800 C. E.

The Inca had one emperor in charge of the entire empire.

• True

• False

The Inca economy....

• was based on trade with other societies.

• was based on sacrificing humans to the gods.

• was self-sufficient, people paid a labor tax and government took care of them.

• was based on a payment called a tribute, just like the Aztecs.

Like the Maya and the Aztec, the Inca had a written language.

• True

• False

The Inca recorded important information using...

• Etchings in stones

• Marbles and rocks

• Paper made of tree bark

• Knots in cords

The Inca empire was already weakened before the Spanish arrived due to...

• a drought (no food)

• a civil war

• disease

The Spanish conquistador who defeated the Inca was

• Francisco Pizarro

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernan Cortes

Inca cities like Cuzco and Machu Picchu, show us that the Inca were excellent at masonry or...

• mosaics

• metalwork

• ceramics

• stonework