Inca Civilization

The Incas arrived in _____________________ around 1200 C.E.

• North America

• South America

• Africa

• China

The Inca built an empire that eventually stretched nearly ____________ miles north to south along South America's western coast.

• 1,000

• 500

• 2,500

• 5,000

The Incas called themselves "the ____________ _____ _____ __________".

(a)  

The Incas never developed a system of writing but kept their history alive through storytelling.

• True

• False

The Incas had a strong central government ruled by an emperor called ________________________.

• Inca Papa

• Inca Sapa

• Papa Inca

• Sapa Inca

Inca people were organized into family units of _____________ people called ayllus.

• 1-5

• 2-10

• 10-20

• 15-20

The Incas believed in an afterlife and therefore ____________________ their dead.

• mummified

• mummied

• mommy

• burned

The Incas invented __________ farming, where steps were carved into the side of a mountain or hill to create flat land for planting.

• flat

• terrance

• crop

• terrace

Most commoners were _________________.

• the richest in town.

• commoners

• farmers

• architects

The Incas were not excellent builders.

• false

• true