Cultural Peru

Which group did NOT occupy this territory before the Incas.

• Nazca

• Chimú

• Paracas

• Etruscan

• Moche

Which country is directly East of Peru?

• Brazil

• Mexico

• Panama

• Bulgaria

• Ecuador

Which is the Temple of the Sun?

• Nazca

• Atacama

• Qorikancha

• Amazona

• Dendur

What is the Spanish word (also used in English) for mountain range?

• Palatium

• cordillera

• monumenta

• mendi

• berg

What great engineering feats did the Incas undertake?

• Creating large cathedral-like temples with completely squared corners

• Siege engines to combat conquistadors and hostile tribes.

• Hand dug tunnels all facing southwest to the sea

• Diverting rivers to improve irrigation, shore up canals, crop irrigation

What is the name of the Peruvian currency used today?

• inti or "new sol"

• peso

• solidus

• drachma or "euro"

The driest desert in the world located in Chile and Peru is the _____

• Gobi

• Corcovado

• Sahara

• Atacama

Peru has_______ regions

• 7

• 15

• 18

• 25

Peru under President Belaúnde strongly supports Argentina against Great Britain over the Falkland Islands

• 1941

• 1982

• 1600

• 1868

When it is spring in Peru, it is ________ in the United States

• summer

• fall

• winter

• also spring