Inca Quiz Study Guide

What is the name given to the knotted strings that Incan officials used to keep records?

• Quechua

• Quipus

• Huacas

• Bolas

Incan architects and engineers are famous for building...

• bridges crossing deep mountain valleys

• canals to irrigate crops

• thousands of miles of roads to connect the empire

• all of the above

Which 2 animals did the Inca domesticate?

• Horses

• Donkeys

• Alpacas

• Cows

• Llamas

What was one of the major crops grown by the Inca?

• Coffee

• Watermelon

• Grapes

• Potatoes

The capital city of the Inca Empire was...

• Cuzco

• Machu Picchu

• Pachacuti

• Lima

• Chile

How many modern day countries did the Inca Empire used to inhabit?

• 4

• 5

• 2

• 6

• 3

Where was the Inca capital city of Cuzco located?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

The Inca civilization developed...

• In the jungles of the Amazon Rainforest

• In the Alps Mountains of South America

• Along a narrow desert bordering the Pacific Ocean

• In the Andes Mountains of South America

• In the Rocky Mountains of South America

How did the geography of the Andes affect the Incas?

• The Incas had to rely almost totally on fishing for their food supply

• The steep hills and mountains forced the Incas to build terraces to farm

• It was so cold that the Incas could not grow crops

• The large mountain forests provided most of their needs

• All of the above

Which was the language that the Incas developed?

• Incan

• Tiwanaku

• Spanish

• Quechua

• None of the above