Inca Quiz

Where was the Inca Empire located?

• The Yucatán Peninsula

• The Valley of Cuzco

• The Sierra Madre Mountains

• The Amazon Basin

Who was the Inca emperor who greatly expanded the empire in the 15th century?

• Montezuma II

• Huayna Capac

• Pachacuti

• Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa

Which is NOT one of the modern-day nations which the Inca Empire once was located in?

• Mexico

• Peru

• Bolivia

• Ecuador

What was the official language of the Inca Empire?

• Toltec

• Nahuatl

• Spanish

• Quechua

Which was the capital of the Inca Empire?

• Tenotchtitlán

• Cuzco

• Chichén Itzá

• Tikal

Which refers to the extended family groups in which the Inca organized their empire?

• Quechua

• Quipu

• Mita

• Ayllu

The requirement that people work for the state was called

• mita.

• ayllu.

• quipu.

• chinampas.

What were quipu used for?

• Religious rituals

• Building projects

• Warfare

• Accounting devices

Which is true about Aztec and Inca religion?

• The Inca believed in more gods than the Aztec.

• The sun god was a central figure in both Aztec and Inca religion.

• The Inca practiced human sacrifice, but the Aztec did not.

• Not much is known about Aztec or Inca religion.

Why was the Inca Empire weakened before the arrival of Spanish colonizers?

• Rapid population growth led to a lack of food.

• A civil war broke out between the sons of Huayna Capac.

• Overfarming led to environmental destruction.

• A plague killed a large portion of the Inca population.