Amplify: Chapter 7 Birth of the Inca Empire

Why was Cuzco an important place for the Inca?

• • It was in the middle where the four parts of the empire met.

• • It was close to the ocean.

• • It was the only flat place in the mountains.

• • It had a lot of gold.

What does the Inca social pyramid show about their society?

• • Common people could fight the emperor if they wanted.

• • Everyone was treated the same.

• • The emperor was the boss, and the society was very organized.

• • Nobles did not help run the government.

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How did terrace farming help the Inca?

• • It made mountains flat to build roads.

• • It let them grow food without soil.

• • It stopped soil from washing away, held water, and grew more food.

• • It kept animals away from the crops.

Why was Cuzco important to the Inca Empire?

• • It had the most gold and jewels in the empire

• • It was the biggest market for trade in South America

• • It was the center where the four quarters of the empire met

• • It was a hidden city that no enemies could reach

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Who was the Sapa Inca?

• • The person who built roads and bridges

• • The emperor, treated like a god and leader of all

• • The chief farmer in charge of crops

• • A soldier in the Inca army

How did the Inca make farming possible on mountain hills?

• • They moved all crops to lower valleys near rivers

• • They relied on rainwater and natural streams

• • They built flat steps called terraces and used irrigation

• • They planted only one type of crop each year

What was the mita system?

• • A system of trading goods between families

• • A game the Inca played to honor the gods

• • A type of marketplace where people sold food

• • A labor tax where households provided workers for building, army, or mining

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How did the Inca communicate across the empire without writing?

• • They shouted messages from mountaintop to mountaintop

• • They sent letters on animals like llamas

• • They used runners with knotted ropes called quipus and memorized messages

• • They painted pictures on walls of the cities

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Why did the government collect part of the crops from the farmers?

• To feed the nobles, priests, armies, and provide for emergencies

• • To sell the extra food in foreign markets

• • To throw big festivals for the people

• • To make people work harder

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How was the Inca empire organized like a pyramid?

• • The army was at the top, the farmers in the middle, nobles at the bottom

• • Sapa Inca at the top, nobles and officials in the middle, commoners at the bottom

• • Sapa Inca at the bottom, everyone else above him

• • Each family governed itself without a ruler