Incas

What did the Incas create to hold their empire together?

• a network of roads

• a central market

• a school for sons of commoners

• a flock of trained pigeons

The most important Incan food crop was unknown to the Mayas or Aztecs. This Incan crop was

• Corn

• Potatoes

• Squash

• Peppers

Much of the land that was once the Inca Empire is in which countries today?

• Peru and Ecuador

• Brazil and Paraguay

• Mexico and Guatemala

• Colombia and Venezuela

Around 1200 C.E. (A.D.), the Incas first settled their capital city, which they called

• Yupanqui

• Chancas.

• Pachacuti.

• Cuzco.

Where are the Inca located? 

• Sierra Madre Mountains 
• Alps Mountains
• Andes Mountains
• Appalachian Mountains 

The Inca used the Quipus (cord with knots) to:

• decorate their clothes
• count, collect data and keep records 
• use as a belt
• dry their food

What Spanish conquistador invaded and took over the Inca territory? 

• Hernan Cortez
• Francisco Pizzaro
• Alexander the Great
• Shi Huangdi 

What system of farming did the Inca develop in order to farm in the mountains? 

• Chinampas
• Irrigation
• Aqueducts
• Terrace Farming

What was something the Inca is known for?

• A solar-based calendar
• Road building
• Temple pyramids
• Hieroglyphics

Where is Machu Picchu located?

• in the Andes Mountains

• in the Inca Mountains

• in the Pizarro Mountains

• in the Bingham Mountains